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.