Definition of dusky
(adj)
lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky
night rides
down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the
twilight glow of the sky"; "a
boat on a twilit river"
naturally having
skin of a
dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a
smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"