Subobscurely
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Somewhat obscurely or darkly. not-comparable
"O my God, (euer conſtant to thine ovvne vvayes), thou haſt proceeded opẽly [openly], intelligibly, manifeſtly, by the book. […] [F]rõ [from] thy ſecond book, the booke of Nature, vvher though ſubobſcurely, and in ſhadovvs, thou haſt expreſſed thine ovvn Image; […]"
Example
More examples"O my God, (euer conſtant to thine ovvne vvayes), thou haſt proceeded opẽly [openly], intelligibly, manifeſtly, by the book. […] [F]rõ [from] thy ſecond book, the booke of Nature, vvher though ſubobſcurely, and in ſhadovvs, thou haſt expreſſed thine ovvn Image; […]"
Etymology
From subobscure + -ly.
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