Sekirov Dictionary

obscure

/əbˈskjʊɹ/

adjective 5
verb 3
forms 9

adjective5

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Dark, faint or indistinct.
- I found myself in an obscure wood. — 1892
•
Not well-known.
- Of all the medical monsters Peter Hotez could have set out to slay, the Yale University researcher could not have chosen a more wily and obscure villain than the hookworm. — 1996
•
Difficult to understand; abstruse.
- an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.
•
Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
- The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.
•
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
- The obscure bird / Clamoured the livelong night. — 1606

verb3

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To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
- They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights. — 1597
•
To hide, put out of sight etc.
- It has been little altered over the years save for the addition of a platform awning which rather obscures the arcaded entrance to the booking hall. — 1957
•
(no longer used) To conceal oneself; to hide.
- How! There's bad news. / I must obscure, and hear it. — 1623

forms

obscured · obscuring · obscures · obscureth · obscurest · more obscure · obscurer · most obscure · obscurest

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