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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abstruse adj : difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" [syn: {deep}, {recondite}]
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