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subfuscous

subfuscous adjective: duskish; moderately dark; tawny.

Adjective

subfuscous (not comparable)

  1. Duskish; moderately dark; tawny.

Origin of subfuscous

From Latin subfuscus, suffuscus, equivalent to sub- + fuscous.

Questions about subfuscous

What does subfuscous mean?
Subfuscous means duskish; moderately dark; tawny.
What part of speech is subfuscous?
Subfuscous is an adjective.

Words near subfuscous in the dictionary

  1. subfund
  2. subfunds
  3. subfurcate
  4. subfurfuraceous
  5. subfusc
  6. subfuscous
  7. subfuscs
  8. subfusiform
  9. subfusk
  10. subfusoid
  11. subgalactic

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