OBSCURE


Meaning of OBSCURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adj. ]

Used in an exaggeration of its normal meaning, to imply total incomprehensibility. "The reason for that last crash is obscure." "The find(1) command's syntax is obscure!" The phrase `moderately obscure' implies that something could be figured out but probably isn't worth the trouble. The construction `obscure in the extreme' is the preferred emphatic form.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.