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abstruse(dictionary)

abstruse (iou)



abstruse adjective. L16.
[French abstrus(e) or Latin abstrusus pa. pple of abstrudere conceal, formed as ABS- + trudere thrust.]
Hidden, secret. L16-M18.
Difficult to conceive of or apprehend; recondite. L16.
abstrusely adverb E17.
abstruseness noun M17.
abstrusity noun (arch.) abstruseness; something abstruse: M17.
abstrusive adjective (rare) of abstruse quality or tendency M17.