obscure


3ob·scure

noun \äb-ˈskyr, əb-\

Definition of OBSCURE

Examples of OBSCURE

  1. … who shall … through the palpable obscure find out his uncouth way …? —John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1667

Origin of OBSCURE

(see 1obscure)
First Known Use: 1667

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