abstruse
ab·struse
adjective \əb-ˈstrüs, ab-\Definition of ABSTRUSE
: difficult to comprehend : recondite <the abstruse calculations of mathematicians>
— ab·struse·ly adverb
— ab·struse·ness noun
Examples of ABSTRUSE
- Her subject matter is abstruse.
- <you're not the only one who finds Einstein's theory of relativity abstruse>
Origin of ABSTRUSE
Latin abstrusus, from past participle of abstrudere to conceal, from abs-, ab- + trudere to push — more at threat
First Known Use: 1599
Related to ABSTRUSE
- Antonyms
- shallow, superficial
Rhymes with ABSTRUSE
Aarhus, abuse, adduce, Atreus, blue spruce, burnoose, caboose, Cayuse, Cepheus, ceruse, charmeuse, chartreuse, Chartreuse, conduce, couscous, cut loose, deduce, diffuse, disuse, educe, effuse, excuse, fair use, footloose, hang loose, induce, Lanús, misuse, mongoose, Morpheus, negus, obtuse, Orpheus, papoose, Peleus, Perseus, prepuce, produce, profuse, Proteus, Purus, recluse, red spruce, reduce, refuse, retuse, reuse, Sanctus, seduce, slip noose, snow goose, Tereus, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose
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