subfuscous

English

Etymology

From Latin subfuscus, suffuscus, equivalent to sub- +‎ fuscous.

Adjective

subfuscous (not comparable)

1. Duskish; moderately dark; tawny.

Related terms

• subfusc

References

• “subfuscous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.