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abstruse

Pronunciation: /əbˈstruːs/

Definition of abstruse

adjective

  • difficult to understand; obscure:an abstruse philosophical inquiry

Derivatives

abstrusely

adverb

abstruseness

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin abstrusus 'put away, hidden', from abstrudere 'conceal', from ab- 'from' + trudere 'to push'

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