obscurum per obscurius
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of obscurum per obscurius
Latin: the obscure by the more obscure
Example Sentences
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The result would be obscurum per obscurius, a remedy worse than the disease.
From Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) by Holland, Thomas Erskine, Sir
All attempts to illustrate the history of the Angles of Germany by means of that of the nations mentioned in conjunction with them by Tacitus, is obscurum per obscurius.
From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
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