India-inky

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From India ink +‎ -y.

Adjective[edit]

India-inky (comparative more India-inky, superlative most India-inky)

  1. Black; very dark.
    • 1870, Bret Harte, A Lonely Ride:
      I could see the distant horizon, defined by India-inky woods, relieving a lighter sky.