All 10 Uses of
obscure
in
Howards End
- It was his hope that the clouds of materialism obscuring the Fatherland would part in time, and the mild intellectual light re-emerge.
Part 4 (definition 1) *obscuring = making less visible
- Obscurely wounded in his pride, he tried to wound them in return.
Part 6 (definition 2) *obscurely = in a manner that is not clearly understood
- ...what is very peculiar to this flat—its obscurity.
Part 6 (definition 3)obscurity = less commonly known
- Her thought drew being from the obscure borderland.
Part 7 (definition 3)obscure = not known to many people; or undistinguished
- Nature withdrew; the leaves were falling by midsummer; the sun shone through dirt with an admired obscurity.†
Part 13 (definition 1)
- his mental states became obscure as soon as he had passed through them.†
Part 20 (definition 1)
- They clattered down flagged passages, looking into room after room, and scaring unknown maids from the performance of obscure duties.
Part 26 (definition 3)obscure = not known to many people; or undistinguished
- As the lost umbrella had spoilt the concert at Queen's Hall, so the lost situation was obscuring the diviner harmonies now.
Part 27 (definition 1)obscuring = making less visible or understandable
- She felt that Henry had been obscurely censured.
Part 33 (definition 2)obscurely = in a manner that is not clearly seen, expressed or understood
- They were building up a new life, obscure, yet gilded with tranquillity.
Part 44 (definition 3) *obscure = undistinguished