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Abstruse

Abstruse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Abstruse? [adj] difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Abstruse: deep \| esoteric \| recondite Related Terms \| Find terms related to Abstruse: abstract \| arcane \| arduous \| beclouded \| blind \| brutal \| buried \| civilized \| close \| clouded \| complex \| complicated \| concealed \| covered \| covert \| critical \| cultivated \| cultured \| deep \| delicate \| demanding \| difficile \| difficult \| eclipsed \| educated \| encyclopedic \| erudite \| esoteric \| exacting \| formidable \| hairy \| hard \| hard-earned \| hard-fought \| heavy \| Herculean \| hermetic \| hid \| hidden \| hypothetical \| ideal \| in a cloud \| in a fog \| in eclipse \| in purdah \| in the wings \| incommunicado \| intricate \| jawbreaking \| knotted \| knotty \| laborious \| latent \| learned \| lettered \| literate \| mean \| mysterious \| no picnic \| not easy \| obfuscated \| obscure \| obscured \| occult \| operose \| pansophic \| polyhistoric \| polymath \| polymathic \| profound \| recondite \| rigorous \| rough \| rugged \| scholarly \| scholastic \| secluded \| secluse \| secret \| sequestered \| set with thorns \| severe \| spiny \| steep \| strenuous \| studious \| thorny \| ticklish \| toilsome \| tough \| transcendental \| tricky \| under an eclipse \| under cover \| under house arrest \| under wraps \| underground \| unknown \| uphill \| wicked \| wise \| wrapped in clouds See Also \| Abstruse In Webster's Dictionary \Ab*struse"\, a. [L. abstrusus, p. p. of abstrudere to thrust away, conceal; ab, abs + trudere to thrust; cf. F. abstrus. See {Threat}.] 1. Concealed or hidden out of the way. [Obs.] The eternal eye whose sight discerns Abstrusest thoughts. --Milton. 2. Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning. Profound and abstruse topics. --Milman.

Abstruse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Abstruse?

[adj] difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Abstruse: deep | esoteric | recondite

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Abstruse In Webster's Dictionary

\Ab*struse"\, a. [L. abstrusus, p. p. of abstrudere to
thrust away, conceal; ab, abs + trudere to thrust; cf. F.
abstrus. See {Threat}.]
1. Concealed or hidden out of the way. [Obs.]

         The eternal eye whose sight discerns Abstrusest
         thoughts.                             --Milton.

2. Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or
   understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning.

         Profound and abstruse topics.         --Milman.

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