duskier; duskiest
1
: somewhat dark in color
specifically
: having dark skin
2
: marked by slight or deficient light : shadowy
Examples of dusky in a Sentence
in the dusky depths of the dungeon
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The show’s palette trends toward bottle-green woods, gauzy golden light, dusky midnight-blue nighttime scenes, and grimly gray interiors, and within those tableaus, Task’s male characters are gorgeously aggrieved, emotion pouring off of them like coffee from a Wawa urn.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Smooth hammerheads and blacktip sharks spent comparatively more time near the surface, whereas white sharks, spinner sharks, and dusky sharks were active throughout much of the water column.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The trompo is worth ordering for the visuals alone, even if the flavor of the meat, seasoned only with salt, nearly vanishes between the tortilla’s dusky masa sweetness and a tangy, pond-green salsa of avocado and tomatillos.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
And in a sunny Austin alley outfitted with makeshift milk crate tables, earlybird Texans sip chamomile-maize soda and revel in Mercado Sin Nombre’s dusky masa pancakes.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Smooth hammerheads and blacktip sharks spent comparatively more time near the surface, whereas white sharks, spinner sharks, and dusky sharks were active throughout much of the water column.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The trompo is worth ordering for the visuals alone, even if the flavor of the meat, seasoned only with salt, nearly vanishes between the tortilla’s dusky masa sweetness and a tangy, pond-green salsa of avocado and tomatillos.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
And in a sunny Austin alley outfitted with makeshift milk crate tables, earlybird Texans sip chamomile-maize soda and revel in Mercado Sin Nombre’s dusky masa pancakes.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Dusky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusky. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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