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inky

adjective

Definition of inkynext
1
as in dusky

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as in sludgy

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Recent Examples of inky The market is as saturated as the inky black of a perfect cat-eye flick. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026 In sunlight, the red will shine; in the shade, the inky tones will pull through the most. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026 Next, get $400 off the Samsung 65-inch S90H OLED 4K TV, pairing pure inky blacks with fluid visuals. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Years ago, after Jake died, my instinct as a medical student was anger — clenching my teeth and jabbing a pen into my notepad, making a line of inky holes along the margin. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Others are stewed with aromatics and oil to make a riotous take on XO sauce, funky and inky and complex, which gilds the hunks of squash under their corny beurre blanc. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Sizes span 24-31, and washes range from Nocturne black and ecru Soap Stone to light and inky shades of indigo. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026 Besides being interesting on their own, some of these distant cometlike bodies have odd orbits that hint at the existence of another major planet out there in the inky black. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 In a paper published on Wednesday in Nature, Emerson and his colleagues report that these inky blemishes are a kind of transmissible skin cancer — one that appears to spread from catfish to catfish. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inky
  1. dusky
  2. puddled
  3. dark
  4. muddled
  5. dingy
  6. murky
  7. muddied
  8. unfiltered
Adjective
  • On Sunday, the model stopped by a Brooklyn farmer’s market for an autumnal bouquet—all rich oranges and dusky browns—which coordinated with her fall ’fit.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • New yellows move between musky and citrusy, while additions to the cooler end of the spectrum include restorative greens, meditative blues and purples ranging from dusky to glamorous.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dusky
Adjective
  • While most of the building is from the Spanish colonial period, portions of the foundation are made of puddled adobe, an Indigenous building technique that is believed to date back to around 1200.
    — Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.
    — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of puddled
Adjective
  • Beaches emptied out and dark clouds swirled above choppy seas, while Mexican authorities temporarily suspended classes in a number of areas on Tuesday.
    — DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Set against these dark parts of the educational system, Lee convincingly casts hagwons as third spaces that advance the hopes of an entire community.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • Garfield, sensitive and earthy, is our bellwether as the events descend into bloody carnage dictated by muddled agendas.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Be sure to order the Horse Thief cocktail, whose proceeds support Barb Philipps’ Saving Gracie Foundation, mixed from Casamigos Tequila, High West Campfire Scotch Blend Whisky, chartreuse, ginger syrup, muddled blackberries, and lime.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of muddled
Adjective
  • Nothing drags down your home’s exterior quite like dingy vinyl siding.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of dingy
Adjective
  • Light takes on an ethereal glow and colors blend into murky browns and blacks.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But that failed, too, leaving a murky path for Henderson, whose cancer was so rare the World Health Organization had only given it a name in 2021.
    — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • The Jays don’t need their entire lineup to click when the American League is so muddied, and the wild-card race is so wide open.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of muddied
Adjective
  • Rodrigo’s unfiltered rockness is an achievement to celebrate.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • At its inception, NASCAR was a league that embraced the brash, unfiltered talk.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of unfiltered

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“Inky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inky. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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