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subfusc

sub·fusc

UK/sʌbˈfʌsk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

devoid of brightness or appeal

  • “a subfusc mining town”
  • “dark subfusc clothing”

Origin

From Latin subfuscus (“moderately dark”).

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