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fuscous

UK/ˈfʌskəs/

fuscous adjective: of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.

Adjective

fuscous (comparative more fuscous, superlative most fuscous)

  1. Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
    • ‘Fresh, fresh, fresh,’ one commented in deep bass on the departing soldier, and the other nodded assent, though in that cave of spoiled air and fuscous lamplight the word ‘fresh’ was misleading […].1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin, published 2010, page 140

fuscous meaning in Bengali

fuscous in Bengali

গাঢ় বর্ণের, মলিন, শ্যামলা

Forms of fuscous

comparativemore fuscous
superlativemost fuscous

Origin of fuscous

From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.

Words formed from fuscous

Words that rhyme with fuscous

Questions about fuscous

What does fuscous mean?
Fuscous means of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
What is fuscous in Bengali?
Fuscous in Bengali is গাঢ় বর্ণের, মলিন, শ্যামলা. See Fuscous meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is fuscous?
Fuscous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fuscous?
Fuscous is pronounced /ˈfʌskəs/ (UK).

Words near fuscous in the dictionary

  1. fuscine
  2. Fusco
  3. fuscopeptin
  4. Fuscos
  5. fuscotestaceous
  6. fuscous
  7. fuse
  8. fuse box
  9. fuse boxes
  10. fuse plug
  11. fuse plugs

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