India-inky

adj
/ˈɪn.di.ə ˈɪŋki/

Etymology

From India ink + -y.

  1. derived from ἔγκαυστον — “burned-in
  2. derived from encaustum — “purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents
  3. derived from enque
  4. inherited from ynke
  5. compounded as india ink — “India + ink
  6. suffixed as india-inky — “India ink + y

Definitions

  1. Black

    Black; very dark.

    • I could see the distant horizon, defined by India-inky woods, relieving a lighter sky.

The neighborhood

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