Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subobscurely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-ob-scure-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Somewhat obscurely or darkly.

Example Sentences

"O my God, (euer conſtant to thine ovvne vvayes), thou haſt proceeded opẽly [openly], intelligibly, manifeſtly, by the book. […] [F]rõ [from] thy ſecond book, the booke of Nature, vvher though ſubobſcurely, and in ſhadovvs, thou haſt expreſſed thine ovvn Image; […]"

Etymology

From subobscure + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: subobscure

Questions

What does subobscurely mean?: Somewhat obscurely or darkly.
Where does subobscurely come from?: From subobscure + -ly.

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