abstruse

adjectiveformal/ɐbʃˈtɾuzu/low

abs·tru·so

Definition

Difficult to understand; obscure, recondite.

The professor's lectures on quantum mechanics were abstruse for beginners.

He buried his argument in abstruse references.

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abstruse textabstruse reasoningabstruse language

Do latim 'abstrusus', particípio passado de 'abstrudere' (esconder, ocultar).