What is the meaning of dusky?

adjective

  • Lighted by or as if by twilight.
    • usage: "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
  • Naturally having skin of a dark color.
    • usage: "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"
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