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obscurest

 

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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Obscure  \Ob*scure"\,  a.  [Compar.  {Obscurer};  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}.] 
  1.  Covered  over  shaded,  or  darkened;  destitute  of  light; 
  imperfectly  illuminated;  dusky;  dim. 
 
  His  lamp  shall  be  put  out  in  obscure  darkness. 
  --Prov.  xx 
  20. 
 
  2.  Of  or  pertaining  to  darkness  or  night;  inconspicuous  to 
  the  sight;  indistinctly  seen;  hidden;  retired;  remote  from 
  observation;  unnoticed. 
 
  The  obscure  bird  Clamored  the  livelong  night. 
  --Shak. 
 
  The  obscure  corners  of  the  earth.  --Sir  J. 
  Davies. 
 
  3.  Not  noticeable;  humble;  mean  ``O  base  and  obscure 
  vulgar.''  --Shak.  ``An  obscure  person.''  --Atterbury. 
 
  4.  Not  easily  understood;  not  clear  or  legible;  abstruse  or 
  blind;  as  an  obscure  passage  or  inscription. 
 
  5.  Not  clear,  full,  or  distinct;  clouded;  imperfect;  as  an 
  obscure  view  of  remote  objects. 
 
  {Obscure  rays}  (Opt.),  those  rays  which  are  not  luminous  or 
  visible,  and  which  in  the  spectrum  are  beyond  the  limits 
  of  the  visible  portion. 
 
  Syn:  Dark;  dim;  darksome;  dusky;  shadowy;  misty;  abstruse; 
  intricate;  difficult;  mysterious;  retired;  unnoticed; 
  unknown;  humble;  mean  indistinct.




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