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
  • The user posted the images and videos, including an image of a light in the sky, and several videos that appear to be shot from a plane cabin, but are very dark.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Editors and dermatologists alike love it for its fine line–smoothing powers, along with its ability to dramatically lighten dark spots caused by sun damage.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • His third-floor office, in a dingy concrete building across a roaring four-lane road from the Ikeja market, is a charnel house of dead mobile phones.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The cells are meticulously clean — an intentional and stark contrast to the dingy and squalid prisons of El Salvador’s past.
    David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of dingy
Adjective
  • But the dog domestication saga gets even murkier in the context of the peopling of the Americas, which might have occurred sometime between 27,000 and 16,000 years ago.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Yet the science surrounding the Pet Effect is murky, at best.
    Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • In other words, people who are truly authentic at work, in the sense of showcasing their uninhibited, unfiltered, and uncensored emotions and thoughts to others, without any concern of how these may impact them, are the archetype of low EQ individuals.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The videos eschew traditional glossy fashion campaigns in favor of gritty, comedic videos that tackle social issues head-on in a refreshingly unfiltered take on the luxury world.
    Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 13 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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