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    abstruse
    /əbˈstruːs/

    adjective

    • 1. difficult to understand; obscure: "an abstruse philosophical inquiry"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSTRUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Abstruse means not known or understood by many people, especially in a philosophical or mathematical context. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abstruseAbstruse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Abstruse is an adjective that means difficult to comprehend or recondite. It comes from Latin abstrūsus, meaning "concealed", and has synonyms such as arcane, esoteric, and profound.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSTRUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Abstruse means not known or understood by many people, especially in a philosophical or technical field. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › abstruseABSTRUSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Abstruse definition: hard to understand; recondite; esoteric. See examples of ABSTRUSE used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abstruseAbstruse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of abstruse. adjective. difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. “the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them”. synonyms: deep, recondite. esoteric. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSTRUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Abstruse means difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin of abstruse.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › abstruseabstruse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective abstruse, which means difficult to understand. See an example sentence and a word origin from Oxford University Press.