inky

adjective

Definition of inkynext
1
as in dusky

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2
as in sludgy

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  1. dusky
  2. dark
  3. dingy
  4. murky
  5. unfiltered
  6. hazy
Adjective
  • By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Another recurring visual – a newsstand ablaze, orange flames shooting into a dusky sky – provides a stirring corollary to the journalists who describe what their calling has cost them.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of dusky
Adjective
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • After several months of traipsing through dingy slush and teetering precariously across unshoveled Denver sidewalks, my thermal Blundstone Chelsea boots look wrecked.
    Beth Rankin, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The gas stations had the dingy look of gas stations everywhere, mottled with the stains of oil and exhaust.
    Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of dingy
Adjective
  • But the origins of proto-cuneiform’s emergence have been murky, and many of its symbols remain undeciphered.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Three weeks before the general election, the political climate is murky and filled with more and more inflammatory rhetoric.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • Swing state viewpoints This election, like many in the past, is all about the swing states, so social media will provide a good, unfiltered perspective from those who live in places like North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
    John Brandon, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Booker’s stands out as the uncut, unfiltered, barrel-proof member of the Collection.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfiltered
Adjective
  • In the meantime, Tehran has turned to Russia to help build up its own military capabilities, looking to procure sophisticated Russia air defense systems and a variety of combat aircraft, according to reports, although the details surrounding the delivery of such hardware remain hazy.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
  • But there’s a catch—while these methods are gaining feverish attention in the digital space, the scientific proof is a little… hazy.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of hazy
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