wilfully obscure
Frequency: 4.50.2 per million words
deliberately making something unclear or difficult to understand
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Examples (10)
- The artist's latest work is so wilfully obscure that few can grasp its meaning.
- Critics accused the philosopher of being wilfully obscure in his writings.
- His poetry often seems wilfully obscure, challenging readers to dig deeper.
- She chose to make her argument wilfully obscure to avoid direct confrontation.
- The legal jargon was so wilfully obscure that it confused even experienced lawyers.
- Don't be wilfully obscure; try to explain your ideas clearly.
- Some modern art is wilfully obscure as a way to provoke thought.
- The politician's response was wilfully obscure, designed to evade the question.
- By making his instructions wilfully obscure, he created unnecessary confusion.
- It's frustrating when authors are wilfully obscure instead of straightforward.