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And yet Dictionary.com doesn't seem to agree....

Posted by:	frankm 08:33 am EDT 03/15/14
In reply to:	re: OBSCURE and LITTLE KNOWN. Not synonyms. nm - AlanScott 04:56 pm EDT 03/14/14

5 Meanings for OBSCURE, none of which is a synonym for LITTLE KNOWN ob·scure [uhb-skyoor] Show IPA adjective, ob·scur·er, ob·scur·est. 1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. 3. (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 4. indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint. 5. inconspicuous or unnoticeable: the obscure beginnings of a great movement.

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re: And yet Dictionary.com doesn't seem to agree....

Posted by:	AlanScott 05:54 pm EDT 03/16/14
In reply to:	And yet Dictionary.com doesn't seem to agree.... - frankm 08:33 am EDT 03/15/14

We've got what I think even both Merriam-Webster and dictionary.com might describe as a disagreement. ;) I mean, between them. Not us.

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