wilfully/willfully obscure

Frequency: 4.03.2 per million words

Deliberately and intentionally difficult to understand.

Examples (10)

  • His writing style was wilfully obscure, making it inaccessible to many readers.
  • Some artists choose to be willfully obscure, prioritizing artistic integrity over mass appeal.
  • The politician's answers seemed wilfully obscure, avoiding any direct commitment.
  • She found his explanations willfully obscure, as if he didn't want her to understand.
  • The legal document was so wilfully obscure that only a specialist could interpret it.
  • To avoid accountability, the report was made willfully obscure.
  • He was accused of being wilfully obscure to hide his lack of a clear argument.
  • The philosophical text was willfully obscure, challenging readers to delve deeper.
  • By being wilfully obscure, the poet aimed to provoke thought and multiple interpretations.
  • The instructions were willfully obscure, perhaps designed to make people ask for help.