May 15, 2003

obscure

adj.

Used in an exaggeration of its normal meaning, to imply total incomprehensibility. The reason for that last crash is obscure. The find1 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.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:36 AM

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