dusky /ˈdʌs.ki/adjective 4noun 3forms 3 adjective4 •Having a shade of color that is rather dark.The dusky rose was of a muted color, not clashing with any of the other colors. •(literary, old-fashioned) Dark-skinned.You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff. — 1877 •Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).I like it when it is dusky, just before the street lights come on. •Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.The patient was in shock and had a dusky skin tone. noun3 •A dusky shark. •A dusky dolphin. •A dusky grouse. formsduskies · duskier · duskiest
