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Inky vs Gloomy - What's the difference?

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Inky is a related term of gloomy.


As adjectives the difference between inky and gloomy

is that inky is of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark while gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

inky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
    • 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

    • Synonyms

    * black * dark * murky

    Antonyms

    * bright * clear * whitened

    gloomy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
    • The cavern was gloomy .
  • Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.
    • a gloomy temper or countenance

    Synonyms

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