dusky-coloured

An old-fashioned compound adjective used to describe something that has a dark or shadowy color, now rarely used in modern English.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes zusammengesetztes Adjektiv, das etwas mit dunkler oder düsterer Farbe beschreibt; im modernen Englisch selten verwendet.

1. Dark in color B2 formal

   Having a dark or shadowy hue, often used to describe shades that are not bright or light.

   • The dusky-coloured sky signaled an approaching storm.
   • She wore a dusky-coloured dress that matched the evening shadows.
   • The bird's dusky-coloured feathers helped it blend into the forest.

   🇩🇪dunkelfarbig

   Synonyme: darkdarkishdimgloomymurkyshadowysombreswarthy

   Antonyme: brightfairlightpale

• more dusky-coloured comparative form
• most dusky-coloured superlative form