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

Examples

• The editor obelised several lines in the manuscript that appeared to be later additions.
• Ancient scholars obelised passages they considered corrupt or interpolated.
• The disputed verse was obelised in the critical edition.
• Textual critics have obelised this section due to inconsistencies with other sources.
• The manuscript shows that early editors obelised problematic readings.