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Superlative for dim, shadowy or lacking in light or brightness
“One can imagine tourists bathing in the dusky light on a summer evening before returning to the Astor for an evening meal, drinks, and a dance.”
Superlative for pertaining to the evening or twilight hours
“Ann fills her planters with easy-care annuals like white periwinkles, which almost glow in the late dusky hours.”
Superlative for dark or grayish in color
“After ambulation, you notice that the patient's stoma is a dusky color.”
Superlative for filled or covered over with clouds
“I would watch the sun turn the little tower from dark sugar brown to golden orange, and then to a silhouette against a dusky sky.”
(of colours) Superlative for having a restrained or non-vibrant quality
Superlative for having a dark complexion
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