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obscurely

UK/əbˈskjʊəli//əbˈskjʊɹli/

obscurely adverb: in an obscure manner.

Adverb

obscurely (comparative more obscurely, superlative most obscurely)

  1. In an obscure manner.
    • I vvill this Night, / in ſeuerall Hands, in at his VVindovves throvv, / As if they came from ſeuerall Citizens, / VVritings, all tending to the great opinion / That Rome holds of his Name: vvherein obſcurely / Cæſars Ambition ſhall be glanced at.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

obscurely meaning in Urdu

obscurely in Urdu

غیرواضح طور پر

Forms of obscurely

comparativemore obscurely
superlativemost obscurely

Origin of obscurely

From obscure + -ly.

Words that rhyme with obscurely

Questions about obscurely

What does obscurely mean?
Obscurely means in an obscure manner.
What is obscurely in Urdu?
Obscurely in Urdu is غیرواضح طور پر. See Obscurely meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is obscurely?
Obscurely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce obscurely?
Obscurely is pronounced /əbˈskjʊəli/ (UK).

Words near obscurely in the dictionary

  1. obscurative
  2. obscure
  3. obscure honeyeater
  4. obscured
  5. obscuredly
  6. obscurely
  7. obscurement
  8. obscurements
  9. obscureness
  10. obscurenesses
  11. obscurer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obscurely (page history and authors); obscurely (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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