Obscure can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.
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| obscure - not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke | ||
| obscure - not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" | ||
| obscure - not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" | ||
| obscure - marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" | ||
| obscure - difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" | ||
| obscure - remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" | ||
Verb |
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| obscure - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" | ||
| obscure - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" | ||
| obscure - reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa | ||
| obscure - make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" | ||
| obscure - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" | ||
Noun |
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| obscure - Obscurity. |
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| 1. | adj. | An obscure turn of phrase. | |
| 2. | adj. | An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit. | |
| 3. | adj. | An obscure family. | |
| 4. | adj. | An obscure flaw. | |
| 5. | adj. | Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure. | |
| 6. | adj. | An obscure retreat. | |
| 7. | adj. | An obscure village. | |
| 8. | adj. | (Don't wish to use Wikipedia again, it's just easier than spending time looking up more obscure and detailed information.). | |
| 9. | adj. | May I ask a few more questions about that point? It's a little obscure. | |
| 10. | adj. | The meaning of this sentence is obscure. | |
| 11. | adj. | Modern poetry is often most obscure. | |
| 12. | adj. | The meaning is still obscure to me. | |
| 13. | adj. | The cause of the accident is still obscure. | |
| 14. | adj. | For all his genius he is as obscure as ever. | |
| 15. | adj. | The reason why he left the tennis club is obscure. | |
| 16. | verb | The goal is not to affect current oil production, but to obscure that country's energy future. | |
| 17. | verb | Tom attempted to obscure the truth. | |
| 18. | verb | And thus no cavalier appeared to rival or to obscure the ideal picture of chivalrous excellence which Lucy had pictured to herself in the Master of Ravenswood. | |
| 19. | verb | Grey clouds obscure the sky. |
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| adj. | |
| An obscure turn of phrase. |
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| An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit. |
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| An obscure family. |
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| An obscure flaw. |
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| Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure. |
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| An obscure retreat. |
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| An obscure village. |
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| (Don't wish to use Wikipedia again, it's just easier than spending time looking up more obscure and detailed information.). |
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| May I ask a few more questions about that point? It's a little obscure. | |
| The meaning of this sentence is obscure. | |
| Modern poetry is often most obscure. | |
| The meaning is still obscure to me. | |
| The cause of the accident is still obscure. | |
| For all his genius he is as obscure as ever. | |
| The reason why he left the tennis club is obscure. | |
| verb | |
| The goal is not to affect current oil production, but to obscure that country's energy future. | |
| Tom attempted to obscure the truth. | |
| And thus no cavalier appeared to rival or to obscure the ideal picture of chivalrous excellence which Lucy had pictured to herself in the Master of Ravenswood. | |
| Grey clouds obscure the sky. | |