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Fuscous

/ˈfʌskəs/

Dark in color, dark-hued; dusky, swarthy.

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    Dark in color, dark-hued; dusky, swarthy.

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WordDefinition
chromaticUses relating to colour
colorednounHaving a color.

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WordDefinition
coloredHaving a color.
chromaticUses relating to colour
duskynounA dusky shark.
obfuscousdark; obscure; shadowy
swarthyTawny, dusky, dark.
swartnoun(UK dialectal) Black or dark dyestuff.
subfuscousDuskish; moderately dark; tawny.
shadowyIn shadow; darkened by shadows.
murkyHard to see through, as a fog or mist.
darksome(literary, poetic) Characterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure.
sombreDark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
duskishSomewhat dusky.
blackavisedDark-complexioned; swarthy
darkHaving an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
melanousHaving a dark complexion.
murknounDarkness, or a dark or gloomy environment.
murksomeCharacterised or marked by murkiness; darksome.
bedarkenedDim, dark, or obscure
embrownedMade brown; browned.
blacksomeSomewhat black; dusky

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