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semiobscure

semiobscure adjective: somewhat obscure.

Adjective

semiobscure (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat obscure.
    • It’s a literary tribute album, in effect, on which reliable earners acknowledge the influence of a respectably semiobscure national treasure by covering his songs.2009 July 19, Carlo Rotella, “The Genre Artist”, in New York Times
  2. Of the wings of insects: deeply tinged with brownish-grey, but semitransparent.

Origin of semiobscure

From semi- + obscure.

Questions about semiobscure

What does semiobscure mean?
Semiobscure means somewhat obscure.
What part of speech is semiobscure?
Semiobscure is an adjective.

Words near semiobscure in the dictionary

  1. seminymph
  2. seminymphs
  3. semio-
  4. semioblivion
  5. semioblivious
  6. semiobscure
  7. semiobscurity
  8. semiobsolete
  9. semiobtrusive
  10. semiobvious
  11. semioccasional

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