subobscurely

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adverb

Somewhat obscurely or darkly.

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Meanings

adverbsubobscurely (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSomewhat obscurely or darkly.

    O my God, (euer conſtant to thine ovvne vvayes), thou haſt proceeded opẽly [openly], intelligibly, manifeſtly, by the book. […] [F]rõ [from] thy ſecond book, the booke of Nature, vvher though ſubobſcurely, and in ſhadovvs, thou haſt expreſſed thine ovvn Image; […]

    1624, John Donne, “IX. Expostulation”, in Deuotions upon Emergent Occasions, and Seuerall Steps in My Sicknes: […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Thomas Iones, →OCLC, pages 217–218

Origin

From subobscure + -ly.

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APA

subobscurely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subobscurely

MLA

“subobscurely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subobscurely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subobscurely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subobscurely.

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