abstrusity

[ab-stroo-si-tee]

ab·stru·si·ty

[ab-stroo-si-tee]
noun, plural ab·stru·si·ties for 2.
1.
the quality or state of being abstruse.
2.
an abstruse statement, action, etc.

Origin:
1625–35; abstruse + -ity
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Abstrusity is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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abstrusity

noun
wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" [syn: reconditeness
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