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| English Dictionary: obscurer |
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| 2 results for obscurer |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Obscurer \Ob*scur"er\, n.
One who, or that which, obscures.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, a. [Compar. {Obscurer}; 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}.]
1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
--Prov. xx.
20.
2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night.
--Shak.
The obscure corners of the earth. --Sir J.
Davies.
3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. [bd]O base and obscure
vulgar.[b8] --Shak. [bd]An obscure person.[b8]
--Atterbury.
4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
obscure view of remote objects.
{Obscure rays} (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or
visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
of the visible portion.
Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
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