subfusc

[ suhb-fuhsk ]
/ sʌbˈfʌsk /

adjective

subfuscous; dusky.
dark and dull; dingy; drab: a subfusc mining town.

Origin of subfusc

1755–65; < Latin subfuscus subfuscous

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 Stacpoole
  • I 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