darkish
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- adjective
- /ˈdɑrkɪʃ/
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oscuro
- A darkish shade of green.
- darkish hair
Examples
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Because of this, the light in the elegant apartment, with its thick, gravy-colored drapes, is darkish brown.
Fiction book (1996) -
With half-closed eyes, the boys approach the small rent in the blackout curtain, which is not black after all, but darkish brown.
Fiction book (1996) -
The room was still darkish.
Fiction book (1995) -
The background red looks very bright in the picture, while in reality it is quite a rich shade of darkish.
Blog text (19) -
The man in a darkish overcoat, soft felt hat...
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He had on, like, a darkish overcoat.
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When your urine is darkish and discolored, then you're almost certainly dehydrated.
Blog text (4) -
You are the man in the darkish overcoat and the soft felt hat that Constable Stalker here chased from the theater.
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As I washed my face, I looked out into the backyard and noticed a small sign standing amid the darkish-green bush where the gardener's voice had been sounding the day before.
Fiction book (2001) -
The painting features a darkish shade of blue that creates a moody atmosphere.
Synonyms
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Dark and dull in color, not bright
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A little dark in color, like very dark grey
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Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black
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Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk
A color or sound that is fairly strong but not very strong
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Darkish is just dark plus the little ending -ish, which means 'a little' or 'somewhat'. So darkish means 'somewhat dark', like greenish meaning 'a little green'.