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  • adjective Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion.

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Examples

  • It's true that much academic writing is deliberately obfuscatory, which is annoying, but I don't think that's the only cause of my regular confusion.

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2007

  • The Democratic Alliance on Monday accused President Thabo Mbeki of being "obfuscatory" about his involvement in the arms deal.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • Asked about the information commissioner's assertion that the Tories had been "obfuscatory",

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  • Asked about the information commissioner's assertion that the Tories had been "obfuscatory",

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  • This is exactly the kind of obfuscatory, vaguely conceptual, busily physical work that leaves audiences feeling like they didn't get it.

    NYT > Home Page By ROSLYN SULCAS 2010

  • The last thing the green movement should pursue is any kind of obfuscatory waffle about

    The Guardian World News Parvati Nair 2010

  • My personal favourite (!) was 178 details on a single briefing slide - I know UK commanders who've thrown back things with more than 7 points on them as 'obfuscatory'!

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • Asked to comment on recent comments from the information ­commissioner, who has accused the Tories of "obfuscatory" answers on Ashcroft, Pickles says: "I was very alarmed by that.

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  • Asked to comment on recent comments from the information ­commissioner, who has accused the Tories of "obfuscatory" answers on Ashcroft, Pickles says: "I was very alarmed by that.

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  • Asked to comment on recent comments from the information ­commissioner, who has accused the Tories of "obfuscatory" answers on Ashcroft, Pickles says: "I was very alarmed by that.

    The Guardian World News Toby Helm 2010

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  • I use this word occasionally, usually to describe perl code.

    February 20, 2007

  • "Isaac was still piqued by the ignorance surrounding watercraeft. It brought home to him, again, how much mainstream science was bunk, how much 'analysis' was just description--often bad description--hiding behind obfuscatory rubbish." From Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.

    September 21, 2011