subfusc

Definition

Having subdued colors.

Etymology

From Latin subfuscus (“moderately dark”).

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."