dusky

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In the window of one of these cabins we saw a face--dusky, beautiful, sensitive.

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  1. adjective Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy.
  2. adjective Rather dark in color: dusky skin. See Synonyms at dark.

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  • Her relief vanished as a dusky-eyed stranger broke from their ranks and started for Justin Emily slumped with a long-suffering sigh, awaiting the deferent bow, the adoring squeal of "Pakeha Justin, my darling!" —  Teresa Medeiros - Once An Angel
  • She saw a tick that was somewhat dusky, as if spoiled. —  Demons Don't Dream
  • He looked at the Somers pair with eyes gone dusky, as if unseeing, and the mask-like smile lingering on his face like the reflection from some fire, curiously natural, not even grotesque. —  Lawrence - Kangaroo
  • I stood looking at a dusky island in the moonlight, and began praying a favorite prayer of mine for those times, asking God to let Saint Michael cover our heads in the day of battle. —  Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales
  • In the window of one of these cabins we saw a face--dusky, beautiful, sensitive. —  Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska
 

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shadowy ·  misty ·  golden ·  silvery ·  reddish ·  rosy ·  dusty ·  snowy ·  sunny ·  tawny ·  fiery ·  ghostly
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/ˈdəski/
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