subfusc
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 7
/sʌbˈfʌsk/
Definition of subfusc
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
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
-
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
- (uncountable, usually)Dark clothing.
- (uncountable, usually)Clothing acceptable, by regulation at certain universities, for an examination or official event.
- (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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