1. marked with an obelus (÷ or †) to indicate spurious or doubtful text
Usage: scholarly; textual criticism

Examples

• The editor obelized several questionable passages in the ancient manuscript.
• Scholars have obelized this line because it appears to be a later addition.
• The disputed verse was obelized in the critical edition.
• Textual critics obelized words that seemed out of place in the original text.
• The manuscript contained several obelized sections marked by previous scholars.