opacularadj.
/ə(ʊ)ˈpakjᵿlə/, U.S. /oʊˈpækjələr/ rare.
Somewhat opaque.
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the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > opacity > [adjective]
troublea1327
nebulous?a1425
cloudy1587
shady1605
untransparent1605
untransparablea1618
opacous1625
opaque1631
opacious1643
non-transparent1653
adiaphanous1658
undiaphanous1666
opacular1761
intransparent1842
opacious1953
1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xx. 87 To free it from any little motes, or specks of opacular matter.
1925 G. Dennis Harvest in Poland xi. 174 Large windows..garnished with fusty curtains; opacular, so the light was dim.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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