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subfuscous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-fus-cous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Duskish; moderately dark; tawny.

Etymology

From Latin subfuscus, suffuscus, equivalent to sub- + fuscous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

subfusc

Questions

What does subfuscous mean?
Duskish; moderately dark; tawny.
Where does subfuscous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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