inky

adjective

Definition of inkynext
1
as in dusky

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2
as in sludgy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inky
  1. dusky
  2. dark
  3. dingy
  4. murky
  5. unfiltered
  6. hazy
Adjective
  • Associate test kitchen manager Inés Anguiano praised its delicate coffee flavor, while Shilpa complimented its dusky raisin note.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
  • As the sky grew dusky around 3 p.m. local time, two dragsters raced down the track.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Definition of dusky
Adjective
  • Compared to the original cultivars, the newer cultivars offered a variety of advantages, including sturdiness, longer flowering, earlier flowering, dwarfism, bigger bracts, darker green foliage, and beyond.
    Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Sometime in the wee hours Sunday morning, the lights over the speedway went dark for the last time.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • From odorous workout clothes to terribly dingy towels and everything in between, Gain Rinse and Renew breaks down the residue that causes odors deep within fabrics and removes it at the source.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The 16-inch screen is delightfully bright, with wide viewing angles and pristine white backgrounds instead of dingy.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dingy
Adjective
  • Still, the fundamental case for adding to the stock is murky.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
  • How much money the song has earned is murky; the record company wouldn’t talk about it.
    David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • While much of the Unruly Retreat was filled with fun and laughter, parts of it were undeniably heavy, filled with raw, unfiltered emotion.
    Colby Holiday, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tavis Coburn Imagine a massive solar farm orbiting in space, collecting unfiltered, uninterrupted sunlight and beaming gigawatts of power down to Earth.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfiltered
Adjective
  • By the time authorities started asking questions days later, memories of partygoers were hazy.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • For instance, sky-gazers should avoid beaches where the skies tend to be hazy and instead find a mountaintop.
    Gina Park, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of hazy
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