Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DUSK'Y, a.

1. Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; as, a dusky valley. – Dryden. A dusky torch. – Shak.
2. Tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown. – Bacon. Dusky clouds. – Dryden.
3. Gloomy; sad. This dusky scene of horror. – Bentley.
4. Intellectually clouded; as, a dusky sprite. – Pope.