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sub·fusc
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sʌbˈfʌsk
/
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adjective
1.
subfuscous; dusky.
2.
dark and dull; dingy; drab:
a subfusc mining town.
Origin:
1755–65;
<
Latin
subfuscus
subfuscous
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subfusc
(ˈsʌbfʌsk)
—
adj
1.
devoid of brightness or appeal; drab, dull, or dark
—
n
2.
(at Oxford University) formal academic dress
[C18: from Latin
subfuscus
dusky, from
fuscus
dark]
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