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ab·struse 
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| 1. | hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories. |
| 2. | Obsolete. secret; hidden. |
[Origin: 1590–1600; < L abstrūsus thrust away, concealed (ptp. of abstrūdere), equiv. to abs- abs- + trūd- thrust + -tus ptp. suffix]
] —Related forms
ab·struse·ly, adverb
ab·struse·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. incomprehensible, unfathomable, arcane.
—Antonyms 1. clear, uncomplicated, simple; obvious.
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Abstruse
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adj. Difficult to understand; recondite. See Synonyms at ambiguous. [Latin abstrūsus, past participle of abstrūdere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-1 + trūdere, to push; see treud- in Indo-European roots.] ab·struse'ly adv., ab·struse'ness n. |
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abstruse
1599, from L. abstrusus, pp. of abstrudere "conceal," lit. "to thrust away," from ab- "away" + trudere "to thrust, push" (see extrusion).
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| 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" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
abstruse [əbˈstruːs] adjective
difficult to understand
Example: abstruse reasoning
Example: abstruse reasoning
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Abstruse
Ab*strude"\, v. t. [L. abstrudere. See Abstruse.] To thrust away. [Obs.] --Johnson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Abstruse
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Abstruse
Ab*stru"sion\, n. [L. abstrusio. See Abstruse.] The act of thrusting away. [R.] --Ogilvie.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Abstruse
Threat\ (thr[e^]t), n. [AS. [thorn]re['a]t, akin to [=a][thorn]re['o]tan to vex, G. verdriessen, OHG. irdriozan, Icel. [thorn]rj[=o]ta to fail, want, lack, Goth. us[thorn]riutan to vex, to trouble, Russ. trudite to impose a task, irritate, vex, L. trudere to push. Cf. Abstruse, Intrude, Obstrude, Protrude.] The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation. There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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