C1adverbformallanguageacademic
US/əbˈskjʊr.li/
UK/əbˈskjʊə.li/
in a way that is hard to see, understand or know about
In context
The instructions were obscurely worded, so nobody knew what to do.
He died obscurely in a small village, forgotten by the public.
The poem hints obscurely at a love that was lost long ago.
Words that go with obscurely
adverb + adjective
- obscurely wordedThe contract was obscurely worded and easy to misread.
- obscurely writtenThe report is obscurely written and full of jargon.
- obscurely connectedThe two events were only obscurely connected.
verb + adverb
- live obscurelyHe chose to live obscurely in the countryside.
- hint obscurelyThe letter hints obscurely at a family secret.