obscurely C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /əbˈskjʊɹli/ UK /əbˈskjʊəli/ See IPA manual adv Freq #197937 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is hard to understand or notice. The poem is obscurely written and hard to interpret. Etymology AI details From obscure + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives # obscurely **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** əbˈskjʊɹli **IPA (UK):** əbˈskjʊəli **Frequency rank:** 197937 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is hard to understand or notice. ## Examples - The poem is obscurely written and hard to interpret. ## Etymology From obscure + -ly. ## AI Etymology Obscurely is from obscure + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a way that is hard to understand or notice. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown