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inky

 [ing-kee]  

ink·y

   [ing-kee]
adjective, ink·i·er, ink·i·est.
1.
black as ink: inky shadows.
2.
resembling ink: The solution was an inky liquid.
3.
stained with ink: inky fingers.
4.
of or pertaining to ink.
5.
consisting of or containing ink.
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6.
written with ink.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1575–85; ink + -y1

Related forms
ink·i·ness, noun
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inky (ˈɪŋkɪ)
 
—adj , inkier, inkiest
1.  resembling ink, esp in colour; dark or black
2.  of, containing, or stained with ink: inky fingers
 
'inkiness
 
—n

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