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obscure
in
Wuthering Heights
(Edited)

I continued, turning to an obscure cushion full of something like cats.
p. 6.7

obscure = not clearly seen, understood, or expressed
As it spoke, I discerned, obscurely, a child's face looking through the window.
p. 17.6 *

obscurely = in a manner that is not clearly seen
at the bottom was dotted in with pencil an obscure apology, and an entreaty for kind remembrance and reconciliation, if her proceeding had offended him:
p. 98.8

obscure = not clearly seen, understood, or expressed
There was a great fire, and that was all the light in the huge apartment, whose floor had grown a uniform grey; and the once brilliant pewter-dishes, which used to attract my gaze when I was a girl, partook of a similar obscurity, created by tarnish and dust.
p. 101.2 *

obscurity = the quality of being dark, dingy, or inconspicuous

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(1) (obscure as in: it obscured my view)
to block from view or make less visible or understandable

Although this meaning of obscure typically refers to seeing or understanding, it can also refer to situation where something makes something else harder to detect or as when a noise makes another noise difficult to hear. Similarly it can reference something overshadowing something else, as in "Her memory of her dog's death was obscured by her brother's death the next day."
(2) (obscure as in: the view or directions are obscure)
not clearly seen, understood, or expressed

Although this meaning of obscure typically refers to seeing or understanding, it can refer to difficulty with any type of detection as when something is hard to hear. It can also more specifically mean vague, or mysterious, or unknown by anyone. Much more rarely, it can mean secretive.
(3) (obscure as in: the famous and the obscure)
not known to many people; or unimportant or undistinguished
More rarely, this meaning of obscure can be used for:
- seemingly unimportant -- as in "I want her on the team. She always seems to ask obscure questions that reveal problems in a different light."
- humble (typically only found in classic literature) -- as in "Nobody at the table would have guessed of her obscure family background."
(4) (obscure as in: was obscure, but now bright)
dark or dingy; or inconspicuous (not very noticeable)

This meaning of obscure is more commonly seen in classic literature than in modern writing.
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

obscure in Wuthering Heights (Edited)

obscure
in
Wuthering Heights
(Edited)