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Definition of Duskish
1. a. Somewhat dusky.
Definition of Duskish
1. Adjective. Somewhat dusky. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Duskish
1. dusky [adj] - See also: dusky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duskish
Literary usage of Duskish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tracts and Other Papers Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and by Peter Force (1844)
"Of Virginia Nightingale, or red Bird, there are two sorts, the Cocks of both sons
are of a pure Scarlet, the Hens of a duskish Red; I distinguish them into ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1824)
"I had not been at work. Was not it later than that?—I cannot be positive.
Recollect, as nearly as you can ; was not it duskish?—No, I do not recollect. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"It is used in the sense of duskish, and as distinguished from dark. ... Dan.
moerk ia explained "duskish," ai well aa "dark;" Wolff. ..."
4. The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins by John Wilkins (1802)
"It is not such a duskish leaden light, as we see in the darker part of her body,
when she is about a sextile aspect distant from the sun ; for then, ..."
5. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"To DUSK, dnsk. vn To grow dark, to begin to lose light. duskish, dusk'ish. a.
Inclining to darkness, tending to obscurity ; tending to blackness. ..."
6. The Trial of James Watson: For High Treason, at the Bar of the Court of King by James Watson, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1817)
"Q. Recollect, as nearly as you can; was not it duskish ... Q. Was not it duskish
when this conversation happened in the evening ? A. It was in the afternoon ..."
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