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Meaning of subfusc | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/sʌbˈfʌsk/

Definitions

Having subdued colors.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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