Legal Definition and Related Resources of Obscure

Not clear , full or distinct; clouded; imperfect . Dillon v state , 119 N.W. 352, 137 Wise. 655.

(Abstruse), adjective

• complex
• cryptic
• cryptical
• deep
• difficult
• difficult to understand
• enigmatic
• enigmatical
• esoteric
• hidden
• impalpable
• incomprehensible
• intricate
• involved
• mysterious
• profound
• recondite
• transcendental
• unapparent
• unintelligible

(Faint), adjective

• blurred
• blurry
• concealed
• dim
• hard to see
• hidden
• impalpable
• imperceptible
• inconspicuous
• indefinite
• indiscernible
• indistinct
• invisible
• murky
• nebulous
• pale
• shadowy
• subtle
• unapparent
• unclear
• undistinguished
• unplain
• vague
• veiled
• weak

(Remote), adjective

• alien
• distant
• far
• foreign
• isolated
• private
• rare
• removed
• secluded
• strange
• unconnected
• unknown
• unrenowned
• Associated Concepts: obscure meaning

verb

• adumbrate
• becloud
• bedim
• befog
• begloom
• benight
• blacken
• blind
• blur
• cast a shadow
• cloak
• cloud
• conceal
• cover
• cover up
• curtain
• darken
• darkle
• dim
• disguise
• dull
• dusk
• eclipse
• encloud
• enshroud
• fog
• haze
• hide
• keep in the dark
• make dim
• make indistinct
• mask
• mislead
• obfuscate
• occult
• overcast
• overcloi;i overshadow
• screen
• shade
• shroud
• suppress
• veil wrapforeign phrases: Semper in obscuris quod minimum est sequimur
• In obscure matters the construction which is least obscure should always be applied

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