Definition of FUSCOUS

fuscous

Adjective Satellite

  • of something having a dusky brownish grey color

Adj

  • Of a dark, brownish-grey color; dark-hued, dusky, swarthy.

Adjective

  • Of a dusky, dark, or brownish color.

Examples

  • The fuscous background of the app didn’t distract him from his tile arrangement.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

taupe

Scrabble Score: 12

fuscous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fuscous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fuscous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

fuscous: valid Words With Friends Word