Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who or that which obscures or darkens.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who, or that which, obscures.

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  • adjective comparative form of obscure: more obscure
  • noun One who, or that which, obscures.

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Examples

  • The longer the trial lasts, the obscurer is the truth.

    The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. Interviews Robert Green Ingersoll 1866

  • Historical Statistics of the United States as an "obscurer" source of data.)

    Economist's View 2008

  • In adapting the play, John Logan who worked on Gladiator and Scorsese's Howard Hughes biography, The Aviator has sharply cut the text, removing the obscurer passages but retaining its lucidity and eloquence and providing a sharp, graphic narrative.

    Coriolanus – review 2012

  • The forgotten and neglected sparkled beside the never-before-seen; well-known poems, where they appeared, were modified and refreshed by their juxtaposition with obscurer verses.

    Being Human, edited by Neil Astley – review 2011

  • But a promise is a promise and obscurer stuff often appeals to fans of the golden age, so here it is - or rather - here "they" are.

    Jungleman in "The Indochina Air Raid/Trapped By Poachers" (Harvey; 1941-42) Chuck Wells 2010

  • "Gossip Girl" and its ilk be damned: the new, new hierarchy likes fashion, makeup, and celebrity just fine, but obscure podcasts, obscurer bands and really obscure iphone apps are what really get the kids going.

    Aisha Tyler: And The Geeks Shall Pwn The Earth 2010

  • "Gossip Girl" and its ilk be damned: the new, new hierarchy likes fashion, makeup, and celebrity just fine, but obscure podcasts, obscurer bands and really obscure iphone apps are what really get the kids going.

    And The Geeks Shall Pwn The Earth Aisha Tyler 2010

  • To call this bad scholarship would, I fear, really insult some of the stuff I've seen on the obscurer pages of Wikipedia I think the Paul Bogle article was cleaned up eventually.

    Making Light: Scholarly works to avoid citing at all costs 2010

  • "Gossip Girl" and its ilk be damned: the new, new hierarchy likes fashion, makeup, and celebrity just fine, but obscure podcasts, obscurer bands and really obscure iphone apps are what really get the kids going.

    Aisha Tyler: And The Geeks Shall Pwn The Earth 2009

  • This fact is particularly odd in light of the proliferation of reprinted fiction works by obscurer literary figures ... whose contributions to the genre are, in many instances, patently inferior to London's.

    Jack London and Science Fiction 2007

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