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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.
6. written with ink.
Origin:
1575–85; ink + -y 1
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Language Translation for : inky
Spanish: lleno, *manchado de tinta, German: voll Tinte, Japanese: インクのついた
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ink     (ĭngk)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A pigmented liquid or paste used especially for writing or printing.
  2. A dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods, including the octopus and squid.
  3. Informal Coverage in the print media; publicity: Her campaign rallies generated a lot of ink.

tr.v.   inked, ink·ing, inks
  1. To mark, coat, or stain with ink.
  2. Informal To append one's signature to (a contract, for example).


[Middle English inke, from Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, purple ink, from Greek enkauston, painted in encaustic, from enkaiein, to paint in encaustic, burn in; see encaustic.]

ink'er n., ink'i·ness n., ink'y adj.
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inky

adjective
of the color of black ink [syn: ink-black] 

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Inky

Ink"i*ness\, n. [From Inky.] The state or quality of being inky; blackness.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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