to be deliberately obscure

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• obscure — [əb skyoor′, äbskyoor′] adj. [OFr obscur < L obscurus, lit., covered over < ob (see OB ) + IE * skuro < base * (s)keu , to cover, conceal > HIDE1, SKY] 1. lacking light; dim; dark; murky [the obscure night] 2. not easily perceived;… …   English World dictionary

• obscure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ almost ▪ largely ▪ half, partially, partly …   Collocations dictionary

• obscure — 1. adjective 1) the truth is that many aspects of a war s outcome remain obscure for years Syn: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden Ant: clear …   Thesaurus of popular words

• deliberately — adv. Deliberately is used with these adjectives: ↑ambiguous, ↑cautious, ↑contrived, ↑cruel, ↑cultivated, ↑low key, ↑misleading, ↑obstructive, ↑offensive, ↑perverse, ↑provocative, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• obscure — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Vague] Syn. indistinct, vague, ambiguous, indeterminate, indefinite, enigmatic, cryptic, equivocal, unintelligible, impenetrable, inscrutable, unfathomable, unclear, insoluble, involved, uncertain, indecisive, undefined …   English dictionary for students

• Obscurantism — (French: obscurantisme, from the Latin obscurans, “darkening”) is the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or the full details of some matter from becoming known. There are two, common, historical and intellectual, denotations: 1)… …   Wikipedia

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• fine print — noun Date: 1951 something thoroughly and often deliberately obscure; especially a part of an agreement or document spelling out restrictions and limitations often in small type or obscure language …   New Collegiate Dictionary