Etymology

obnubilous

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Middle English obnubilous
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromobnubilous“indistinct, obscure, muddled”
  2. English todayobnubilous

Inherited from the Middle English obnubilous (“indistinct, obscure, muddled”). By surface analysis, ob- + Latin nubil- + -ous.

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