Raftish

raftish (adjective) 1. Characterized by or involving communication that is markedly unclear or difficult to understand due to external factors such as accents, improper language use, background noise, or poor connection. 2. Describing speech or text that contains an excessive amount of ambiguity, often deliberately, used by the speaker or writer to maintain control over the conversation or to achieve a specific outcome. Origin: Coined from the experience of struggling to communicate over a poor telephone connection, likened to being far away on a raft, leading to a broader application in describing certain styles of obfuscated communication.