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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
obscurer \obscur"er\ o^bsk=ur"~er, n.
   one who, or that which, obscures.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
obscure \obscure"\ o^bsk=ur", a. compar. obscurer
   o^bsk=ur"~er; superl. obscurest. l. obscurus,
   orig., covered; ob- see ob- + a root probably meaning, to
   cover; cf. l. scutum shield, skr. sku to cover: cf. f.
   obscur. cf. sky.
   1913 webster
   1. covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
      imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
      1913 webster

            his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
                                                  --prov. xx.
                                                  20.
      1913 webster

   2. of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
      the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
      observation; unnoticed.
      1913 webster

            the obscure bird
            clamored the livelong night.          --shak.
      1913 webster

            the obscure corners of the earth.     --sir j.
                                                  davies.
      1913 webster

   3. not noticeable; humble; mean. "o base and obscure vulgar."
      --shak. "an obscure person." --atterbury.
      1913 webster

   4. not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
      incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
      1913 webster

   5. not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
      obscure view of remote objects.
      1913 webster

   obscure rays opt., those rays which are not luminous or
      visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
      of the visible portion.
      1913 webster

   syn: dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
        intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
        unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
        1913 webster
see also:
obscurer obscurest ob- sky obscure rays 

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