Is obscured a verb, adjective, or both?

Question

Is obscured a verb, adjective, or both?

Answer 1

It's most often used as a verb, but could be used as an adjective.

Answer 2

Thank you, but what would be the definition for the adjective?

Answer 3

http://www.answers.com/topic/obscured

Answer 4

You can find the definition yourself much faster, if you look it up in a dictionary or by searching Google.

http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/adjectve.html

In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search. Also see http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/.

Answer 5

Thank you! :)

Answer 6

"Obscured" is a verb and an adjective. As a verb, "obscured" is the past tense and past participle form of the verb "obscure." It means to conceal, hide, or make something difficult to see or understand. As an adjective, "obscured" describes something that is covered, hidden, or not easily seen or understood. To identify if "obscured" is being used as a verb or an adjective in a specific sentence, you can look for the function it serves within the sentence. If it is describing or modifying a noun, it is being used as an adjective. If it is showing an action or state, it is being used as a verb.