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Definition of Duskly

1. in a darkish manner [adv]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Duskly

dusk dusked dusken duskened duskening duskens dusker duskest duskier duskiest

duskily duskiness duskinesses dusking duskish duskly (current term) duskness dusks dusky dusky

dusky-footed woodrat dusky salamander dusky shark Dusseldorf dust dust dust-covered dustbin dustbins dustcart

Literary usage of Duskly

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1. The Contemporary Review (1873)
"... beneath Her bosoms heave, and in the space between, duskly tattooed, is seen A figure small as of a pine-bark brand Held blazing in a hand. ..."

2. Graham's Magazine by George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe (1845)
"... which have no certainty of shape, Drift duskly in and ont." Her poems are full of expressions and imaginations which seem to have been torn out of lier ..."

3. Star-names and Their Meanings by Richard Hinckley Allen (1899)
"And here fantastic fishes duskly float, Using the calm for waters, while their fires Throb out i]uick rhythms along the shallow air. Mrs. Browning's.-! ..."

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