Dusky and Phosphorescent

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Dusky adjective - Being without light or without much light.

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Phosphorescent is an antonym for dusky.

Nearby Words: dusk, duskiness, dusking

Phosphorescent adjective - Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous.

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Dusky is an antonym for phosphorescent in topics: shining, illuminated.

Nearby Words: phosphorescence, Phosphor, phosphorous, phosphorescing

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