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dusky

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  1. dark                  
 
dusky \'d*s-ke-\ aj 1: somewhat dark in color; specif : having dark skin  
   2: marked by slight or deficient light : SHADOWY  implies a nearly complete 
   absence of both light and color; SWARTHY and TAWNY apply to darkness of 
   color only, SWARTHY to a shade verging on or suggesting blackness, TAWNY to 
   a tan or yellowish brown color SYN syn DUSKY, SWARTHY, TAWNY mean dark and 
   dull. DUSKY