inky
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋki/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *keh₂w-? Proto-Hellenic *káyyō Ancient Greek καίω (kaíō) Ancient Greek καυστός (kaustós) Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston)bor. Late Latin encaustumder. Old French enquebor. Middle English ynke English ink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English inky From ink + -y.
- Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
“One black and gusty night, when the moon was down and the inky clouds swept fiercely overhead through the starless void; when the cruel wind raged and tore, and the sleety rain came swirlingly, drivingly down […]”
“Tenderly she bore him back through the inky jungle to where the tribe lay, and for many days and nights she sat guard beside him, bringing him food and water, and brushing the flies and other insects from his cruel wounds.”
- Spattered or stained with ink.
- Dark-skinned; black.
“The gloved and jewelled bards who sing / Of Pippa, Maud, and Guinevere, / Have hardly done the 'handsome thing' / For you, my inky Cytherea.”
name
Etymology: From Inq(uisitor) + -y, as a term of endearment.
- The Inquisitor player character from the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.
“Do you like to play as an asshole Inky? What options, lines of dialogues, actions have you picked?”
“Of my 9 Inkies, the ones I felt to be the strongest (character-wise) were my atheist Trevelyan Reaver, my devout Andrastian Trevelyan mage, and my rebellious and fiercely elfy Lavellan who romanced Solas.”