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dusky

English

Etymology

dusk +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?s.ki/
  • Rhymes: -?ski

Adjective

dusky (comparative duskier, superlative duskiest)

  1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
  2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
  3. (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.
  4. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.

Synonyms

  • (dark-skinned): black, inky, sable, sooty, swarthy

Translations

Noun

dusky (plural duskies)

  1. A dusky shark.
  2. A dusky dolphin.
  3. A dusky grouse.

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tarnished

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??n??t/

Verb

tarnished

  1. simple past tense and past participle of tarnish

Adjective

tarnished (comparative more tarnished, superlative most tarnished)

  1. Discolored or blemished.
  2. (figuratively, by extension, of one's reputation, name or word) Sullied or dishonored.

Anagrams

  • interdash, train shed, trainshed

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