obscure
(UNCLEAR)
adjective
unclear and difficult to
understand or see
Official policy has changed, for reasons that
remain obscure.
They talk in an obscure jargon that's almost
impossible to understand.
obscure
verb [T]
Two new skyscrapers had
sprung up, obscuring (=hiding) the view from
her window. [T]
The sun was obscured (=hidden)
by clouds. [T]
Managers deliberately
obscured the real situation from federal investigators (=made
it difficult for them to discover and understand it). [T]
obscurity
noun [U]
The obscurity of the language
means that few people are able to understand the new legislation.