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ab⋅struse
[ab-stroos] 
–adjective
| 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
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.
1. incomprehensible, unfathomable, arcane.
Antonyms:
1. clear, uncomplicated, simple; obvious.
1. clear, uncomplicated, simple; obvious.
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| ab·struse (āb-strōōs', əb-) 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
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.
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Language Translation for : abstruse
Spanish:
abstruso,
German:
schwer verständlich,verworren,
Japanese:
難解な
abstruse
1599, from L. abstrusus, pp. of abstrudere "conceal," lit. "to thrust away," from ab- "away" + trudere "to thrust, push" (see extrusion).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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