subfusc
/sʌbˈfʌsk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Clothing acceptable, by regulation at certain universities, for an examination or official event.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "And I notice that we are both decently sub-fusc. Have you seen Trimmer in that frightful frock like a canary lampshade?"
- "The courtiers tramping across the green eye the: [the Duke of] Suffolk with his big beard, his flashing eye, his big chest, and Master Secretary [Thomas Cromwell] subfusc, low-slung, square."
Etymology
From Latin subfuscus (“moderately dark”).