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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

모호하게

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo-ho-ha-ge

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Obscurely/əbˈskjʊər.li/
adverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 자신의 입장을 모호하게 밝혔다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a way that is not clear, plain, or easily understood.

    "The ancient author referred obscurely to a ritual that remains mysterious today."
  2. 2

    In a manner that is not well known or prominent.

    "She lived obscurely in a small coastal village, far from the capital's spotlight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective obscure, stemming from the Latin 'obscurus' (dark, dim, covered), combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, evolving from physical darkness to abstract meanings of being hard to understand or not easily noticed.

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