obscurely

Meanings

• adjective

  Given or expressed in a way that is difficult to understand or interpret.

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Variants

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obscure , obscurely , obscureness , obscurenesses , obscurer , obscurest

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Etymology

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From Old French obscur 'dark, gloomy, hidden' and Latin obscurus 'dark, hidden'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'obscurely' is often used in the title of works of art or literature that are intended to be mysterious or difficult to understand.

2. In astronomy, an obscurely located celestial body is one that is difficult to observe due to its position in the sky or its faintness.

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Related Concepts

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1. Obscurity: The state or quality of being difficult to understand or interpret.

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Quotes

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1. I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when "obscure" works of literature were referred to.

   - Julia Alvarez,{it}How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents{/it},1991

2. Many people shared an "obscure" sense of gratification that [Dylan] Thomas had died young, as a poet should.

   - Adam Kirsch,{it}New Yorker{/it},5 July 2004

3. But by 1830 the Boston Mission Board was desperate enough that it targeted an "obscure" sect of Oriental Christians, the Nestorians in faraway Iran, as a possibility for conversion.

   - Robert D. Kaplan,{it}The Arabists{/it},1993

4. Now at last Bacon could refer when he chose to his father's high position and his father's service—and no man could say it was done for self-aggrandizement, as a son who is "obscure" bespeaks the glory of past forebears.

   - Catherine Drinker Bowen,{it}Francis Bacon{/it},1963

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Culture

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Obscurely has been used in literature to describe a sense of mystery or enigma. In art, it can refer to a style that is deliberately difficult to understand or interpret.

How to Memorize "obscurely"

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