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semiobscure en · ADJ

Etymology

From semi- + obscure.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat obscure.
    • It’s a literary tribute album, in effect, on which reliable earners acknowledge the influence of a respectably semiobscure national treasure by covering his songs. 2009 July 19, Carlo Rotella, “The Genre Artist”, in New York Times:
  2. (not-comparable) Of the wings of insects: deeply tinged with brownish-grey, but semitransparent.