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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Obscurer (0.00724 detik)
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English → English (gcide) Definition: Obscurer Obscurer \Ob*scur"er\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r), n. One who, or that which, obscures. [1913 Webster] Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), a. [Compar. Obscurer ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r); 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.] [1913 Webster] 1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. [1913 Webster] His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. --Prov. xx. 20. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed. [1913 Webster] The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The obscure corners of the earth. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. “O base and obscure vulgar.” --Shak. “An obscure person.” --Atterbury. [1913 Webster] 4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription. [1913 Webster] 5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects. [1913 Webster] Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits of the visible portion. [1913 Webster] Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed; unknown; humble; mean; indistinct. [1913 Webster]

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