opaque
hard to understand, or not allowing light to pass through
Word origin: From Latin opacus, shaded or dark.
Opaque in a sentence
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The tax code remained opaque even to seasoned accountants.
The bylaws were so opaque that even longtime members could not say who held the authority to call a vote.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.
Using “opaque” well
Opaque means either blocking light or, figuratively, hard to understand. The figurative sense describes prose or reasoning so unclear that meaning cannot pass through.
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