ob·scur·ant | \ äb-ˈskyu̇r-ənt 
, əb- \
, əb- \variants:
or obscurantic \ ˌäb-skyə-ˈran-tik \
\Definition of obscurant
: tending to make obscure obscurant language
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The first known use of obscurant was in 1878
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