Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obfuscatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: ob-fus-ca-to-ry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion.

Example Sentences

"I can't vote for a resolution with such obfuscatory language."

Etymology

Etymology tree English obfuscate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English obfuscatory From obfuscate + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more obfuscatory (comparative) most obfuscatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

obfuscatorily

Questions

What does obfuscatory mean?: Tending to obfuscate; intended to conceal the truth by confusion.
Where does obfuscatory come from?: Etymology tree English obfuscate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English obfuscatory From obfuscate + -ory.

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