obscure
/əbˈskjɝ/
obscure
English
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Definition
Dark, faint or indistinct.
Etymology
From Middle English obscure, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus (“dark, dusky, indistinct”), from ob- + *scūrus, from Proto-Italic *skoiros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of oscuro.
Example Sentences
- "I found myself in an obscure wood."
- "His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness."
- "The obscure bird / Clamoured the livelong night."
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