Definition of obscure

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Obscure (superl.) Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription..

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Cloud :: Cloud (v. t.) To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen..
Chicanery :: Chicanery (n.) Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.
Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma..
Perspicuous :: Perspicuous (a.) Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements..
Blot :: Blot (v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
Double-entendre :: Double-entendre (n.) A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate..
Clare-obscure :: Clare-obscure (n.) See Chiaroscuro.
Subobtuse :: Subobscurely (adv.) Somewhat obscurely or darkly.
Dim :: Dim (superl.) Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
Confusely :: Confusely (adv.) Confusedly; obscurely.
Dimly :: Dimly (adv.) In a dim or obscure manner; not brightly or clearly; with imperfect sight.
Shade :: Shade (n.) An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat..
Indistinct :: Indistinct (a.) Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection..
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To obscure; to dim the brightness of.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing..
Caliginous :: Caliginous (a.) Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.
Ogygian :: Ogygian (a.) Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity..
Bedim :: Bedim (v. t.) To make dim; to obscure or darken.
Mutter :: Mutter (n.) Repressed or obscure utterance.
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