subfusc
AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- devoid of brightness or appeal“a subfusc mining town”“dark subfusc clothing”Opposite attractiveSimilar unattractive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
sub·fusc′ adjective
Origin: L. subfuscus, suffuscus. See Sub-, and Fuscous.
1. Same as subfuscous.
2. Drab; dingy; dull. Chiefty Brit.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors