"fuscous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfʌskəs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-fuscous.wav [US] Forms: more fuscous [comparative], most fuscous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌskəs Etymology: From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fuscus|fusc(us)|dark, dusky}} Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} fuscous (comparative more fuscous, superlative most fuscous)
  1. Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy. Categories (topical): Greys

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