Definition of abstruse Abstruse
/ʌbstɹuˈs/ - [ubstrus] - ab•struse
We found 7 definitions of abstruse from 6 different sources.
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What does abstruse mean?
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Adjectiveabstruse, abstruser, abstrusest |
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| abstruse - 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" | ||
| deep, recondite | ||
| esoteric confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- abstruse (Adjective)
Difficult to comprehend or understand; recondite; obscure; esoteric.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abstruse (a.)
Concealed or hidden out of the way. - abstruse (a.)
Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abstruse
Difficult to understand.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abstruse
abs-trōōs′, adj. hidden: remote from apprehension: difficult to be understood.—adv. Abstruse′ly.—ns. Abstruse′ness; Abstrus′ity (Sir T. Browne). [L. abstrusus, thrust away (from observation)—trudĕre, trusum, to thrust.]
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