Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: deep, esoteric, recondite

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