abstruse
[ ab-stroos ]
/ æbˈstrus /
adjective
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
Obsolete.
secret; hidden.
Origin of abstruse
1590–1600; < Latin
abstrūsus thrust away, concealed (past participle of
abstrūdere), equivalent to
abs-
abs- +
trūd- thrust +
-tus past participle suffix
SYNONYMS FOR abstruse
ANTONYMS FOR abstruse
OTHER WORDS FROM abstruse
ab·struse·ly, adverb ab·struse·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abstruse
abstruse obtuseWords nearby abstruse
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British Dictionary definitions for abstruse
abstruse
/ (əbˈstruːs) /
adjective
not easy to understand; recondite; esoteric
Derived forms of abstruse
abstrusely, adverb abstruseness, nounWord Origin for abstruse
C16: from Latin
abstrūsus thrust away, concealed, from
abs-
ab-
1 +
trūdere to thrust