abstruse
adjective
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric.
abstrusely
-
a word derived from
abstruse.
Example Sentences
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He played the melody of his chosen standard abstrusely, but with enough distinguishing features to spark recognition.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2010
A blonde girl symbolizes death, but no more abstrusely than a headwaiter symbolizes dinner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Italian Philosopher Benedetto Croce murmurs abstrusely of "expression."
From Time Magazine Archive
Esthetes looked at landscapes, still life, murmured abstrusely of planes, tonality, feeling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their number is too great, and too many of them are abstrusely technical.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor
