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Word of the Day – Subfuscous

By December 10, 2025Word of the Day

Subfuscous (adj)

sub-fus-kus

Slightly dark, dusky, or somber.

1750–60; Latin subfuscus.

Example sentences

“They made for a sombre sight in their subfuscous uniforms.”

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