inky

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adjective

ˈiŋkē 

-ki

-er/-est

: consisting of, using, or resembling ink

the inky blackness of the ocean

—F. G. Kay

: soiled with or as if with ink : black

inky collars and dirty fingernails

—Angela Thirkell

inky

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variant spelling of inkie

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Kids Definition

inky

adjective

ˈiŋ-kē

inkier; inkiest

: of, resembling, or covered with ink

inky blackness of the sea

inky hands