inky

«inky» in Mova's school dictionary: stained or covered with ink — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (inky, inkier, inkiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Inky means stained or covered with ink. tree →

2) Inky means very dark, especially black or dark blue, like ink. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school life, children may have inky fingers after using fountain pens. In stories, «inky darkness» or an «inky sky» paints a very dark night. Common phrases: «inky fingers», «inky black», «inky darkness», «inky sky», «inky water».

examples

• My fingers were inky after writing with a fountain pen. tree →
• The sky was inky black with no stars. tree →
• The octopus squirted an inky cloud. tree →
• We stepped into the inky darkness of the cave. tree →
• The inky water of the lake looked very deep. tree →
• Her school shirt had an inky blot on the pocket. tree →
• The moonlight showed it all iron gray, except where some elephants stood upon it, and their shadows were inky black. tree →

note

Comparative: inkier, inkiest. Built from «ink» + «-y». In descriptive writing, «inky» is a strong word for darkness — a good example of imagery.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inky» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.