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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- colour noun (APPEARANCE)
- colourway noun
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- dye noun
- emulsion noun
- gloss noun (APPEARANCE)
- Indian ink noun
- ink noun
- invisible ink noun
- pigmentation noun
- poster paint noun
- primer noun (PAINT)
- rinse noun
- satin noun (PAINT)
- sienna noun
- spray gun noun
- tint noun
- warpaint noun
- white spirit noun
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