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subfusk

subfusk is the obsolete form of subfusc.

Meaning of subfusc

Adjective

subfusc (comparative more subfusc, superlative most subfusc)

  1. Having subdued colors.
    • And I notice that we are both decently sub-fusc. Have you seen Trimmer in that frightful frock like a canary lampshade?1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

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Forms of subfusk

comparativemore subfusk
superlativemost subfusk

Questions about subfusk

What is subfusk the obsolete form of?
Subfusk is the obsolete form of subfusc.

Words near subfusk in the dictionary

  1. subfurfuraceous
  2. subfusc
  3. subfuscous
  4. subfuscs
  5. subfusiform
  6. subfusk
  7. subfusoid
  8. subgalactic
  9. subgaleal
  10. subgalleries
  11. subgallery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subfusk (page history and authors); subfusc (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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