subfuscous

[ suhb-fuhs-kuhs ]

adjective

1. slightly dark, dusky, or somber.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subfuscous¹

1750–60; < Latin subfuscus, equivalent to sub- sub- + fuscus fuscous

Related Words

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