ABSTRUSE


Meaning of ABSTRUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əb-ˈstrüs, ab- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin abstrusus, from past participle of abstrudere to conceal, from abs-, ab- + trudere to push — more at threat

Date: 1599

: difficult to comprehend : recondite

the abstruse calculations of mathematicians

• ab·struse·ly adverb

• ab·struse·ness noun

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