subfusc

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  • Adjective:
    devoid of brightness or appeal

Word Origin

subfusc (adj.)
"moderately dark, brownish," 1710, from Latin subfuscus, variant of suffuscus, from sub- (see sub-) + fuscus "dark, dusky" (see obfuscate). Related: Subfuscous "dusky."

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