1. intended to make something unclear or confusing; deliberately obscuring meaning
Usage: formal

Examples

• The politician’s obfuscatory language made it impossible to understand his actual position.
• The contract was written in obfuscatory legal jargon.
• Her obfuscatory response only raised more questions.
• The company’s obfuscatory financial reports hid their true losses.
• Critics accused the author of using obfuscatory prose to hide weak arguments.
• The witness gave obfuscatory answers to avoid incriminating himself.