subfusc

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

subfusc
    adj 1: devoid of brightness or appeal; "a subfusc mining town";
           "dark subfusc clothing"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

subfusc \sub*fusc"\, a. [L. subfuscus, suffuscus. See {Sub-},
   and {Fuscous}.]
   1. Same as {subfuscous}.
      [PJC]

   2. Drab; dingy; dull. [Chiefty Brit.]
      [PJC]