fuscous
fuscous · more fuscous · most fuscous
taupe, maulwurfgrau
pardo
topato
szarobrązowy
Of a dark, brownish-grey colorOf a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
/ˈfʌskəs/
Meaning
1 sensesOf a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.
of something having a dusky brownish grey color
Origin
From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.
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Forms
more fuscous, most fuscous| Comparative | more fuscous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fuscous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- of something having a dusky brownish grey color:taupe
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.