Defined
Defined adjective - Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary.
Obscure
Obscure adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: a fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references and images in her tales of wizards and warlocks
Both words in one sentence
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Pinky and the Brain defined a different obscure word every episode in the credits.
Source: Credits Gag - Coding hipsters (or, if you prefer, "real programmers") generally consider harder-to-use and/or obscure languages "better" for vaguely-defined reasons.
Source: Serious Business / Real Life - The How to Train Your Dragon movies, which was adapted from the fairly obscure book series of the same name, have pretty much defined the series in the general public.
Source: Ink-Stain Adaptation
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