opaquely


o·paque

O0087600 (ō-pāk′)adj.1. a. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.b. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.2. Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays.3. a. So obscure as to be unintelligible: "opaque, elusive, minimal meanings" (John Simon).b. Mentally obtuse; dense.n. Something that is opaque, especially an opaque pigment used to darken parts of a photographic print or negative.
[Middle English opake, shady, and French opaque, opaque (from Old French, shady), both from Latin opācus.]
o·paque′ly adv.o·paque′ness n.
Thesaurus
Adv.1.opaquely - in an opaque manner; "he referred opaquely to her recent past"