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subfusc

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌbfʌsk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sub fusk′)

sub•fusc (sub fusk′),USA pronunciation adj.

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

Latin subfuscus subfuscous
1755–65

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subfusc /ˈsʌbfʌsk/ adj

devoid of brightness or appeal; drab, dull, or dark

(at Oxford University) formal academic dress

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin subfuscus dusky, from fuscus dark

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