abstruse
Abstruse (adj) means Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
Etymology
PIE word *h₂epó Learned borrowing from Latin abstrūsus (“concealed, hidden; having been concealed”), an adjective use of the perfect passive participle of abstrūdō (“to conceal, hide; to push or thrust away”), from abs- (from ab- (prefix meaning ‘away; from; away from’)) + trūdō (“to push, shove; to thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push; to thrust”)). Cognates * Catalan abstrús * German abstrus (“abstruse”) * Italian astruso (“abstruse”) * Middle French abstruse (modern French abstrus, abstruse (“(derogatory, literary) abstruse”) * Portuguese abstruso (“abstruse”) * Spanish abstruso (“abstruse”)
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What is the meaning of abstruse?
"abstruse" (adj) means difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
What are the different meanings of abstruse?
"abstruse" has 2 main meanings: 1. Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure; 2. Concealed or hidden; secret.