Meaning & use
obfuscatory
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Tending to obscure or confuse; deliberately unclear or evasive.
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Critics accused the report of using obfuscatory language to hide the company's losses.
The contract's obfuscatory clauses made it nearly impossible for customers to understand their rights.
A note on using this word
Obfuscatory shares its Latin root, "obfuscare" (to darken), with the more common verb "obfuscate."
Words with a similar meaning
confusingevasive
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