inky

inky
a) of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.

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.

b) spattered or stained with ink
Syn: black, dark, murky
Ant: bright, clear, whitened

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