All 4 Uses of
obscure
in
Wuthering Heights
- I continued, turning to an obscure cushion full of something like cats.
Chpt 2 (definition 1)obscure = not clearly seen, understood, or expressed
- As it spoke, I discerned, obscurely, a child's face looking through the window.
Chpt 3 (definition 1) *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:
Chpt 13 (definition 1)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.
Chpt 13 (definition 2) *obscurity = the quality of being dark, dingy, or inconspicuous
Definitions:
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(1) (obscure as in: the view or directions are obscure) not clearly seen, understood, or expressededitor's notes: 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.
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(2) (obscure as in: was obscure, but now bright) dark or dingy; or inconspicuous (not very noticeable)editor's notes: This meaning of obscure is more commonly seen in classic literature than in modern writing.