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Definition of Duskily
1. adv. In a dusky manner.
Definition of Duskily
1. Adverb. In a dusky manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Duskily
1. dusky [adv] - See also: dusky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duskily
Literary usage of Duskily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Flora of British India by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1885)
"Stem 4—12 in., duskily ... beneath duskily villous at least on the nerves.
Cymes 10-30-fld. Sepals i in., lanceolate, ..."
2. Bird Watching by Edmund Selous (1901)
"A bird flies in duskily from the sea, and now no fighting ensues. All is quiet
at Shipka. " 11.50. All quiet at Shipka — a little more so perhaps. " 11.55. ..."
3. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (1904)
"The weather-beaten bloom of his face shone through it duskily, as the ripe peaches
look upon their trees in a dry season. But no dinginess of travel or ..."
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