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adjective, -scur⋅er, -scur⋅est, verb, -scured, -scur⋅ing, noun | 1. | (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. |
| 2. | not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. |
| 3. | (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. |
| 4. | indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint. |
| 5. | inconspicuous or unnoticeable: the obscure beginnings of a great movement. |
| 6. | of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction: an obscure French artist. |
| 7. | far from public notice, worldly affairs, or important activities; remote; retired: an obscure little town. |
| 8. | lacking in light or illumination; dark; dim; murky: an obscure back room. |
| 9. | enveloped in, concealed by, or frequenting darkness. |
| 10. | not bright or lustrous; dull or darkish, as color or appearance. |
| 11. | (of a vowel) having the reduced or neutral sound usually represented by the schwa (ə). |
| 12. | to conceal or conceal by confusing (the meaning of a statement, poem, etc.). |
| 13. | to make dark, dim, indistinct, etc. |
| 14. | to reduce or neutralize (a vowel) to the sound usually represented by a schwa (ə). |
| 15. | obscurity. |

ob·scure (ŏb-skyŏŏr', əb-) adj. ob·scur·er, ob·scur·est
[Middle English, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.] ob·scure'ly adv., ob·scure'ness n. |
OBSCURE
"A Formal Description of the Specification Language OBSCURE", J. Loeckx, TR A85/15, U Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, 1985.
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