See Also: subfusc(dictionary)

subfusc (iou)



subfusc noun & adjective. Also (now rare) subfusk. E18.
[Latin subfuscus, formed as SUB- + FUSK.]
A. noun. Dark or dusky colour, gloom. Also, formal academic dress (dark in colour) as worn at some universities. E18.
J. Carey At Oxford you wear subfusc for exams.
b. adjective. Dark, dusky, dull; gloomy, sombre, subdued. M18.
P. Fleming A kind of stringy, dowdy pheasant with subfusc plumage. Punch With such an unexhilarating cast-list you'd expect a muted, subfusc drama.
sub'fuscous adjective (rare) = SUBFUSC adjective M18.