subfusc
[ suhb-fuhsk ]
/ sʌbˈfʌsk /
adjective
subfuscous; dusky.
dark and dull; dingy; drab: a subfusc mining town.
Origin of subfusc
1755–65; < Latin
subfuscus
subfuscous
Words nearby subfusc
subfertility,
subfield,
subfix,
subfloor,
subfreezing,
subfusc,
subfuscous,
subgenre,
subgenus,
subgingival,
subgingival curettage
Example sentences from the Web for subfusc
A pair of subfusc coloured trousers creased and looking absolutely new were presented to him in the same manner.
The Man Who Lost Himself |H. De Vere StacpooleI was in knickerbockers and khaki shirt; Mifflin in greasy gray flannels and subfusc Norfolk.
Shandygaff |Christopher Morley
British Dictionary definitions for subfusc
subfusc
/ (ˈsʌbfʌsk) /
adjective
devoid of brightness or appeal; drab, dull, or dark
noun
(at Oxford University) formal academic dress
Word Origin for subfusc
C18: from Latin
subfuscus dusky, from
fuscus dark