abstruse
[ ab-stroos ]
/ æbˈstrus /
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adjective
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
Obsolete. secret; hidden.
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Origin of abstruse
1590–1600; <Latin abstrūsus thrust away, concealed (past participle of abstrūdere), equivalent to abs-abs- + trūd- thrust + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM abstruse
ab·struse·ly, adverbab·struse·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abstruse
abstruse , obtuseWords nearby abstruse
abstract of title, abstract space, abstract thinking, abstrict, abstriction, abstruse, abstrusity, absurd, absurdism, absurdist, absurdity
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abstruse
/ (əbˈstruːs) /
adjective
not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric
Derived forms of abstruse
abstrusely, adverbabstruseness, nounWord Origin for abstruse
C16: from Latin abstrūsus thrust away, concealed, from abs- ab- 1 + trūdere to thrust
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