obscurely

/əbˈskjʊɹli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

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Meaning

adv

"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."

Etymology tree English obscure Middle English -ly English -ly English obscurely From obscure + -ly.

more obscurely (comparative) most obscurely (superlative)

surely poorly purely

Questions

How do you pronounce obscurely?

The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈskjʊɹli/.

What does obscurely mean?

In an obscure manner.

Where does obscurely come from?

Etymology tree English obscure Middle English -ly English -ly English obscurely From obscure + -ly.

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