inky
adjective /ˈɪŋ.ki/Definition
› covered with ink: inky stains/fingersPaints, dyes and pigmentsColour - general wordsDirty and untidy › literary very dark: It was night and the water looked cold and inky black.Darkness and becoming darkBlack, white and grey
(Definition of inky adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -stained suffix
- all over the place idiom
- anyhow adverb (WITHOUT CARE)
- besmeared adjective
- bespattered adjective
- bloodstained adjective
- dirty adjective (NOT CLEAN)
- manky adjective
- messy adjective (DIRTY/UNTIDY)
- mucky adjective
- ragged adjective
- ragtag adjective
- streaky adjective
- tousled adjective
- unclean adjective
- unmade adjective
- unruly adjective
- unsanitary adjective
- untidy adjective
- untreated adjective
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