subfusc

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/sʌbˈfʌsk/

Definition of subfusc

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  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?”
    “The courtiers tramping across the green eye the: [the Duke of] Suffolk with his big beard, his flashing eye, his big chest, and Master Secretary [Thomas Cromwell] subfusc, low-slung, square.”
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adj

  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?”
    “The courtiers tramping across the green eye the: [the Duke of] Suffolk with his big beard, his flashing eye, his big chest, and Master Secretary [Thomas Cromwell] subfusc, low-slung, square.”

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Dark clothing.
  2. (uncountable, usually)Clothing acceptable, by regulation at certain universities, for an examination or official event.
  3. (uncountable, usually)Formal clothing worn on special academic occasions.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Latin subfuscus (“moderately dark”).

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