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dusky

DEFINITIONS OF: dusky

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adj lighted by or as if by twilight

“"The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding”
Synonyms:
twilight, twilit
dark
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

adj naturally having skin of a dark color

“gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks”
Synonyms:
dark-skinned, swart, swarthy
brunet, brunette
marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
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