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subfuscous \ suhb-FUHS-kuhs \ , adjective; 1. slightly dark, dusky, or somber. Definition of subfuscous| See synonyms| Comment on today's word| Suggest tomorrow's word Quotes: To add inanity to injury, he also began struggling—when friends and schoolmates sniffed out telltale odors of rebellion upon his person—to pass off his increasingly subfuscous wardrobe and squalorous digs as a matter of style... -- David James Duncan, "The Brothers K ," 1992 This subfuscous place appeared cold and desolate. I quickly realized that the rehab unit was the discarded area of the hospital that hadn't been considered during the renovation of the new wing. -- Kimberly Faye, "Memoir of A Broken Brain: Falling Down and Getting Up Gracefully," 2011 Origin: Subfuscous entered English in the mid-1700s from the Latin subfuscus . Dictionary.com