1.
Dusky means rather dark. (LITERARY)
He was walking down the road one ~ Friday evening.
ADJ
2.
A ~ colour is soft rather than bright. (LITERARY)
...~ pink carpet.
COMB in COLOUR
DUSKY
Meaning of DUSKY in English
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012