"twilighty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more twilighty [comparative], most twilighty [superlative]
Etymology: twilight + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|twilight|y}} twilight + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} twilighty (comparative more twilighty, superlative most twilighty)
  1. Resembling or suggesting twilight. Translations (resembling twilight): hämyinen (Finnish), zwielichtig (German), crepuscular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-twilighty-en-adj-I-ZZ4zdE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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