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Definition of Abstruse

Abstruse
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.

Meaning of Abstruse from wikipedia

- anti-intellectual practices of deliberately presenting information in an abstruse and imprecise manner that limits further inquiry and understanding of a...
- Syngrapha abstrusa, the abstruse false looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Thomas D. Eichlin and Hugh B. Cunningham...
- from Pahlavi, but Arabic lexical items predominated for more abstract or abstruse subjects and often replaced their Persian equivalents in polite discourse...
- authority compelled the communal leaders to make themselves familiar with the abstruse questions of Jewish law. Polish Jewry found its views of life shaped by...
- Dexter Fletcher (pictured in 2014) considered Ronnie Rocket too abstruse for potential financiers....
- that subject's habitual characteristics. It is sometimes used to counter abstruse arguments that something might not be what it appears to be. In 1738 a...
- 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Davis, James (October 2, 1968). "Don't Miss Abstruse Theater -- If You Can". Daily News. New York, New York City. p. 49. Retrieved...
- is a malapropism to use obtuse [stupid or slow-witted] when one means abstruse [esoteric or difficult to understand]. Malapropisms tend to maintain the...
- "small man". Of all Gogol's stories, "The Nose" has stubbornly defied all abstruse interpretations: D.S. Mirsky declared it "a piece of sheer play, almost...
- Racial Manifesto could have been avoided. It dealt with the scientific abstruseness of a few teachers and journalists, a conscientious German essay translated...