Found 2 hits - Term: obscurer, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [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.
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1. covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
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his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
--prov. xx.
20.
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2. of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
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the obscure bird
clamored the livelong night. --shak.
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the obscure corners of the earth. --sir j.
davies.
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3. not noticeable; humble; mean. "o base and obscure vulgar."
--shak. "an obscure person." --atterbury.
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4. not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
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5. not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
obscure view of remote objects.
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obscure rays opt., those rays which are not luminous or
visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
of the visible portion.
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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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