All 8 Uses of
obscure
in
The Fiend And The Forge
- The collision sent up a plume of spray, an explosion of water and mist that mercifully obscured the carnage beneath.†
Chpt 10 —obscured = hid or made less visible or understandable
- Waves crashed upon the nearby rocks, sending up a misting spray that obscured much of the ship.†
Chpt 13 —
- Julie turned and Max looked up to see a woman dressed all in black, her face obscured by a hat and veil.†
Chpt 14 —
- The sound was obscured initially by the fading echo of Max's words.†
Chpt 16 —
- These and countless other buildings were piled upon one another, partially obscured by a smoglike haze.†
Chpt 20 —
- Myrmidon was equipped in the classical fashion as a Roman murmillo and wore a high-crested helmet of bluish steel whose dense visor obscured his face.†
Chpt 23 —
- As they proceeded down the seemingly endless nave, his eyes darted about behind their obscuring mask.†
Chpt 27 — *obscuring = making less visible or understandable
- Prusias loomed very near to David now the great wyrm coiling about the cathedral's apse and altar so that David and Astaroth were almost obscured.†
Chpt 28 —obscured = hid or made less visible or understandable
Definitions:
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(1)
(obscure as in: it obscured my view) to block from view or make less visible or understandableAlthough 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."
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(2)
(obscure as in: the view or directions are obscure) not clearly seen, understood, or expressedAlthough 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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(3)
(obscure as in: the famous and the obscure) not known to many people; or unimportant or undistinguishedMore 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."
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(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.