obscure
/əbˈskjʊɹ/ adjective C1- Dark, faint or indistinct.
- Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse. · an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.
- Not well-known.
- Unknown or uncertain; unclear. · The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.
Comparative obscurer · Superlative obscurest
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I said the origin of his fortune remained obscure.
“There is much that is still obscure, though I have quite made up my mind on the main facts.
Hence things which have perplexed you and made the case more obscure, have served to enlighten me and to strengthen my conclusions.
The floor of the abbé’s cell was paved, and it had been by raising one of the stones in the most obscure corner that Faria had been able to commence the laborious task of which Dantès had witnessed the completion.
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