Etymology

fuscous

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Today it means: Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy. Full definition →

Latin fusc(us)
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  1. Latin · derived fromfusc(us)“dark, dusky”
  2. English todayfuscous

From Latin fusc(us) (“dark, dusky”) + -ous.

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