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Write as precisely and as lucidly and as richly as you can about what you find truly mysterious and irreducible about human experience, and not obscurely about what will prove to be received opinion or cliche once the reader figures out your stylistic conceit. There's all the difference in the world between mystery and mystification.
Paul Harding

Meaning of "obscurely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSCURELY

obscurely  [əbˈskjʊəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSCURELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obscurely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBSCURELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obscurely in the English dictionary

The first definition of obscurely in the dictionary is in an unclear or vague manner. Other definition of obscurely is in a manner that is hard to explain or describe. Obscurely is also in a manner that prevents something being seen or heard properly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSCURELY


annually
ˈænjʊəlɪ
biannually
baɪˈænjʊəlɪ
conceptually
kənˈsɛptjʊəlɪ
consensually
kənˈsɛnsjʊəlɪ
contextually
kənˈtekstjʊəlɪ
continually
kənˈtɪnjʊəlɪ
demurely
dɪˈmjʊəlɪ
effectually
ɪˈfɛktjʊəlɪ
ineffectually
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktjʊəlɪ
insecurely
ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊəlɪ
manually
ˈmænjʊəlɪ
maturely
məˈtjʊəlɪ
perceptually
pəˈseptjʊəlɪ
perpetually
pəˈpɛtjʊəlɪ
prematurely
ˌprɛməˈtjʊəlɪ
purely
ˈpjʊəlɪ
securely
sɪˈkjʊəlɪ
semiannually
ˌsɛmɪˈænjʊəlɪ
sensually
ˈsɛnsjʊəlɪ
textually
ˈtɛkstjʊəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSCURELY

obscene
Obscene Publications Act
Obscene Publications Squad
obscenely
obsceneness
obscenities
obscenity
obscurant
obscurantic
obscurantism
obscurantist
obscuration
obscure
obscurement
obscureness
obscurities
obscurity
obscurum per obscurius
obsecrate
obsecration

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSCURELY

barely
bizarrely
cocksurely
creaturely
entirely
featurely
impurely
leisurely
merely
rarely
rely
severely
sincerely
sorely
squarely
squirrely
surely
unleisurely
unpurely
unsurely

Synonyms and antonyms of obscurely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obscurely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSCURELY

Find out the translation of obscurely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obscurely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obscurely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隐晦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oscuramente
570 millions of speakers

English

obscurely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obscurely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بغموض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смутно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obscuramente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্বোধ্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obscurément
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kabur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

undeutlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひっそりと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obscurely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obscurely
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெளிவற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्टपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlaşılmayacak şekilde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscuramente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niejasno
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смутно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obscur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσνόητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raaisel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obscurely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obscurely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obscurely

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSCURELY»

The term «obscurely» is regularly used and occupies the 73.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSCURELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obscurely

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2 QUOTES WITH «OBSCURELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obscurely.
1
Paul Harding
Write as precisely and as lucidly and as richly as you can about what you find truly mysterious and irreducible about human experience, and not obscurely about what will prove to be received opinion or cliche once the reader figures out your stylistic conceit. There's all the difference in the world between mystery and mystification.
2
Philip Sidney
For conclusion, I say the philosopher teacheth, but he teacheth obscurely, so as the learned only can understand him; that is to say, he teacheth them that are already taught.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSCURELY»

Discover the use of obscurely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obscurely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Obscurely obscures hot sweeter destructions. Curse It! Obstruct sweeter schoolboy rudeness. Sweeter truculency sods boisterous botchers. Bruteness obscures toothily worst succeeder. Tortuously obsessed cherub's worst reticence.
J. Smith
2
Gray's Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology: ...
Very smooth throughout; stem wand-like, slender, leafy (2° -3° high); stem-leaves oblong-lanceolate, flat, entire, obscurely feather-veined, closely sessile ; the lower and radical ones elongated, slightly serrate towards the apex, tapering into  ...
Asa Gray, 1872
3
A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States ... 1862
North shore of Lake Michigan; collected in the Michigan State Survey. Aug. — Leaves smooth, but not shining, rough-margined, 3'-5- long, 1-nerved, or the lower very obscurely 3-nerved above. Corymb minutely pubescent. Heads large  ...
Asa Gray, 1862
4
Flora Capensis
Calyx truncate, subtruncate or obscurely 2lobed : Leaves serrate or creuate- serrate: BracLs more than 2 lin. long; calyx truncate or obscurely 4-toothed (5) WilmsiiBracts less than 2 lin. long; calyx obscur-ely 2-lobed: Adult leaves elliptic, not ...
William T. Thiselton-Dyer, 2014
5
Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae
Leaves obscurely veined; petals 0.5-1 times as long as sepals or absent 25. Minuartia pusilla 10. Leaves 1-3-veined; petals l-2.2(-3) times as long as sepals. 11. Leaves weakly 1-veined abaxially; sepals 1- or 3-veined, apex rounded to acute ...
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, 2005
6
Flora of New South Wales
Lower lemma sterile, similar to the upper glume in size and shape, prominently 5- 7-nerved, sometimes 2-toothed at the apex, palea small or absent. Upper lemma elliptic, acute, c. 2.2 mm long, pale, shining; faintly nerved, ± beaked, obscurely ...
Gwen J. Harden, 1993
7
A Taxonomic Study of the New World Genus Stichtoptychus Fall ...
Front convex as usual, slightly bulging above antennal insertions; surface coarsely, densely punctate-granulate to primarily granulate, puncta- tion obscurely dual; with a distinct groove over each eye, groove strongly continuing over antennal ...
Richard E. White, 1980
8
Eremophila and Allied Genera: A Monograph of the Plant ...
Branches erect, spreading or decurved, terete, rigid and often more or less spinescent at tips, smooth when fresh, longitudinally wrinkled and/or obscurely verrucose when dry, occasionally obscurely glandular-puberulous, resinous or ...
R. J. Chinnock, 2007
9
Flora of the British Isles
1. membranacea Upper sheath not or slightly inflated; lower glume at least £ length of upper; lemma obscurely nerved. 2 Culm distinctly ridged; upper glume lanceolate with strong nerves. 2. bromoides Culm smooth or nearly so; upper glume ...
A.R. Clapham, E.F. Warburg, T.G. Tutin, 1965
10
The Genus Protheca of the Americas (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)
Pronotal disk with fine, moderately dense, very obscurely dual punctation, surface shiny; punctation at side denser, more distinctly dual, surface subgranulate; lateral margin fading before anterior margin. Elytra finely, not densely punctate, ...
Richard E. White, 1979

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSCURELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obscurely is used in the context of the following news items.
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Anna Deavere Smith returns to Baltimore hoping to close the school …
So she's been listening to stories of the trapped, and the triumphant, and those battling tirelessly — if too often obscurely — to make meaningful ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Richard Dreyfuss: Rewrite Second Amendment So It Applies To …
It's the only Amendment that's obscurely written, and I would have made it clear. I would have said, “This is for establishing militia and everyone ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
Richard Dreyfuss Wants To Teach Us All A Lesson
It's the only Amendment that's obscurely written, and I would have made it clear. I would have said “This is for establishing militia and everyone ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
4
Appeals Court Hands East Village Sam's Club Opponents a Big Win
The association is arguing that the notices sent out to neighbors about the zoning request for this thing were too tricky — worded obscurely so ... «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
5
Unpopular Opinion: Jack White Is the Worst Thing That Ever …
I hate his “Look at me, I'm so obscurely retro!”–shaped guitars. I hate that his entire career is built on matching outfits and twee appropriations of ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Pros: Excellent tools and filters; Useful asset-management options …
Unfortunately, their icon labels are obscurely named, such as B1, M3 and X1. Tap once on a filter's icon and it applies full strength to your ... «Tom's Guide, Jul 15»
7
Could London's next mayor really be another Old Etonian?
They see his brew of environmentalism, Euroscepticism and personal ambition as obscurely menacing and demagogic. But they ignore the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
8 Animated Couples Who Proved Love Doesn't Have Any Boundaries
There she meets Haku, a boy who's slightly older (and obscurely familiar) right before her folks turn into pigs. He returns to help a distraught ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
9
“Prove 1=2″ and other bizarre questions asked during entrance …
In recent years, India's education board has been giving out obscurely high marks to class 12 students. The high scores, along with limited ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
10
TOKiMONSTA takes & torches the dancefloor
From her sleek style, to her obscurely artsy instagram posts, TOKiMONSTA is breaking barriers on every front. Being a young woman at the ... «Red Bull, Jul 15»

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