fuscous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfʌskəs/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.
Meanings
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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 […].
1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin, published 2010, page 140:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fuscous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fuscous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |