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duskier definition
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Overview of adj dusky The adj dusky has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) dusky, twilight, twilit -- (lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river") 2. (1) dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy -- (naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic)) Antonyms of adj dusky 2 senses of dusky Sense 1 dusky, twilight(postnominal), twilit INDIRECT (VIA dark) -> light Sense 2 dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy INDIRECT (VIA brunet) -> blond, blonde, light-haired Similarity of adj dusky 2 senses of dusky Sense 1 dusky, twilight(postnominal), twilit => dark (vs. light) Sense 2 dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy => brunet (vs. blond), brunette Attributes of adj dusky Familiarity of adj dusky dusky used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj dusky dusky Overview of adj dusky The adj dusky has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) dusky, twilight, twilit -- (lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river") 2. (1) dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy -- (naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face" (`swart' is archaic))
duskier definition
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