He was walking down the road one dusky evening.
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Dusky
//ˈdʌs.ki//
Synonyms for "dusky" (81 found)
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5 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 10 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὀρφναῖος adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Bulgarian
1 entries- сумрачен adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Czech
3 entries- setmělý adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
- temný adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
- zšeřelý adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Finnish
1 entries- hämärä adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Latin
1 entries- creper adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Latvian
1 entries- krēslains adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Māori
3 entries- kaurukiruki adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
- nehunehu adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
- tariko adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Persian
2 entries- سیاهگون adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
- گردناک adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Romanian
2 entries- întunecat adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
- întunecos adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Russian
1 entries- су́меречный adj (dimly lit, as at dusk evening)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
It was a dusky night.
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The room was dusky.
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The sky was dusky.
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