fuscous

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fuscous

/ˈfʌskəs/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ʌskəs

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From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.

adjective more fuscous · most fuscous

Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy. ‘Fresh, fresh, fresh,’ one commented in deep bass on the departing soldier, and the other nodded assent, though in that cave of spoiled air and fuscous lamplight the word ‘fresh’ was misleading […].

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@misc{fuscous_2026,
  title = {fuscous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fuscous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}