obscure
/əbˈskjʊɹ/ adjectif C1En français : obscur, sibyllin
- 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.
Comparatif obscurer · Superlatif obscurest
Dans la bibliothèque
I said the origin of his fortune remained obscure.
That is all clear enough, but there was much that was still obscure.
I remember that as I picked them up, I observed the title of one of them, The Origin of Tree Worship, and it struck me that the fellow must be some poor bibliophile, who, either as a trade or as a hobby, was a collector of obscure volumes.
I don’t think that among all our cases I have known one where the motives are more obscure.
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