obscurant
obs·cu·rant
adjective
1.
making undecipherable or imperceptible
- “obliterating mists”
- “an obscurant bank of clouds”
Origin
Entering English circa 1793-1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).
Phrases
- obscurum per obscurius
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