† obumbratoryadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obumbrāt- , obumbrāre , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin obumbrāt-, past participial stem of obumbrāre obumbrate v. + -ory suffix². Compare earlier obumbrate adj., obumbrative adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Having the quality of obscuring or darkening.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective]

darkOE

murka1400

cloudyc1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

obturate?a1425

obscure?a1439

unplain?c1535

obumbilatec1540

abstruse?1549

darksome1574

mysteriousa1586

obstruse1604

muddy1611

unperspicuous1634

clouded1641

imperspicuous1654

cramp1674

unlucid1711

abstract1725

opaque1761

obumbratory1799

darkling1813

sludgy1901

1799 Spirit of Public Jrnls. 2 322 The nebulose or obumbratory style. By the assistance of this..a plain subject is obscured.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	obumbratory
释义	† obumbratoryadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obumbrāt- , obumbrāre , -ory suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin obumbrāt-, past participial stem of obumbrāre obumbrate v. + -ory suffix². Compare earlier obumbrate adj., obumbrative adj. Obsolete. rare. Having the quality of obscuring or darkening. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] darkOE murka1400 cloudyc1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 obturate?a1425 obscure?a1439 unplain?c1535 obumbilatec1540 abstruse?1549 darksome1574 mysteriousa1586 obstruse1604 muddy1611 unperspicuous1634 clouded1641 imperspicuous1654 cramp1674 unlucid1711 abstract1725 opaque1761 obumbratory1799 darkling1813 sludgy1901 1799 Spirit of Public Jrnls. 2 322 The nebulose or obumbratory style. By the assistance of this..a plain subject is obscured. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1799
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