Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an obscure manner; darkly; dimly; indistinctly; privately; not conspicuously; not clearly or plainly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an obscure manner.
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- adverb In an
obscure manner.
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- adverb in an obscure manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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I understand what people think they mean when they say it, and to a large extent I share the same opposition and revulsion to the reality to which this term obscurely refers, but I am obliged to recognise that it is a meaningless term.
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The doctrines of wild sects, more or less Manichæan, which came forth strangely to upper life during the fever of the Crusades, all seem to tend obscurely from a Slavonic source.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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Sentiment is nothing, till you have arrived at a mystery and a veil, something that is seen obscurely, that is just hinted at in the distance, that has neither certain outline nor colour, but that is left for the mind to fill up according to its pleasure and in the best manner it is able.
Thoughts on Man: His Nature, Productions, and Discoveries 1831
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So is it with love or the will, from which the fetus lives indeed, though obscurely, that is, without sensation or action.
Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom Emanuel Swedenborg 1730
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Frequently the first half of the hexameter expresses a thought obscurely which is expressed clearly in the latter half, or _vice versa, e.g. _ (G. iv.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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Some have lingered longer than most marriages, yet others still hover around obscurely or are merely a reflection of personal wishes.
Rozanne Gold: What We'll be Eating in 2012 Rozanne Gold 2012
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Some have lingered longer than most marriages, yet others still hover around obscurely or are merely a reflection of personal wishes.
Rozanne Gold: What We'll be Eating in 2012 Rozanne Gold 2012
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Some have lingered longer than most marriages, yet others still hover around obscurely or are merely a reflection of personal wishes.
Rozanne Gold: What We'll be Eating in 2012 Rozanne Gold 2012
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As an active movement it began obscurely over a generation ago.
Revolution 2010
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Some have lingered longer than most marriages, yet others still hover around obscurely or are merely a reflection of personal wishes.
Rozanne Gold: What We'll be Eating in 2012 Rozanne Gold 2012
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