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obscurist

obscurist noun: one who creates ambiguous works.

Noun

obscurist (plural obscurists)

  1. One who creates ambiguous works.
    • Some of the dramatist's obituaries treated him as an intellectual obscurist who never quite broke through to the general public; but his plays for ITV in the 1960s were seen by dozens of millions, part of the democratisation of drama that the new medium achieved.2009 January 2, The Guardian,, “Mark Lawson: Big Brother's grandpa”, in The Guardian

Forms of obscurist

pluralobscurists

Origin of obscurist

From obscure + -ist.

Questions about obscurist

What does obscurist mean?
Obscurist means one who creates ambiguous works.
What part of speech is obscurist?
Obscurist is a noun.
What is the plural of obscurist?
The plural of obscurist is obscurists.

Words near obscurist in the dictionary

  1. obscurin
  2. obscuring
  3. obscuringly
  4. obscurings
  5. obscurism
  6. obscurist
  7. obscurists
  8. obscurities
  9. obscurity
  10. obscurum per obscurius
  11. obscæne

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