Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or resembling ink, particularly

    Synonym of black.

    of the color of black ink

  2. Containing or bearing ink, especially spattered or stained with ink.

    tintig

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The night sky was inky black.

    ruНочное небо было чернильно-чёрным. — marafon

  2. The inky night sky had no stars.

    deDer tiefschwarze Nachthimmel war sternenlos. — Olya

  3. Arroz negro tastes inky because it's made with squid ink.

    deSchwarzer Reis schmeckt nach Tinte, weil er mit Tintenfischtinte gemacht wird. — Hans_Adler

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  4. My fingers are all inky from the tragic calligraphy accident.

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  5. The night was tranquil, the sky clear and inky black.

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
spattered with ink:

Forms

inkier, inkiest
Comparativeinkier Lesson
Superlativeinkiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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