duskily

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adverb

In a dusky manner.

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Meanings

adverbduskily (comparative more duskily, superlative most duskily)

comparative more duskily · superlative most duskily

  1. In a dusky manner.

    “I'll tell you something, too,” retorted the captain, duskily flushing. “I wouldn't sail this ship for the man you are, if you went upon your knees. I've dealt with gentlemen up to now.”

    1892, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 10, in The Wrecker

Origin

From dusky + -ly.

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APA

duskily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duskily

MLA

“duskily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duskily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duskily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duskily.

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