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[uhb-skyoor] 
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obscurely
[uhb-skyoor]
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | dimly |
| Synonyms: | covertly, darkly, dingily, dully, duskily, gloomily, hazily, indecisively, indefinably, indefinitely, indistinctly, nebulously, secretly, tenebrously, thickly, unobtrusively, vaguely |
| Main Entry: | humbly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | meekly |
| Synonyms: | abjectly, apologetically, ingloriously, meanly, obscurely, poorly, simply, submissively |
| Antonyms: | boastfully, haughtily, proudly |
| Main Entry: | illegibly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | faintly |
| Synonyms: | indistinctly, obscurely, unintelligibly |
| Main Entry: | invisibly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | imperceptibly |
| Synonyms: | inconspicuously, indistinctly, not visibly, obscurely, out of sight, secretly, uncertainly, undetectably, vaguely |
| Main Entry: | sub rosa |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | secretly |
| Synonyms: | clandestinely, confidentially, covertly, obscurely, privately |
| Main Entry: | vaguely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unclearly |
| Synonyms: | ambiguously, hazily, obscurely, uncertainly, unsurely |
| Main Entry: | huggermugger |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | secretly |
| Synonyms: | behind closed doors, behind someone's back, by stealth, clandestinely, confidentially, covertly, furtively, hush-hush, in camera, in confidence, in holes and corners, in secret, in strict confidence, insidiously, intimately, o, obscurely, on the QT |
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