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obnubilous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɒbˈnjuːbɪləs/

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adj

Meaning 1

Overclouded, cloudy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

Examples

  • 1679–1680, William Perse, Journal of his voyage from England to Bantam and backhttp://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&ct=display&doc=IAMS040-002116059&displayMode=full&vid=IAMS_VU2
  • 15th century, unknown translator, Ranulf Higden (original), Polychronicon the obnubilous and clowdy processe of this mater y-desirede

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English obnubilous (“indistinct, obscure, muddled”). By surface analysis, ob- + Latin nubil- + -ous.