abstruse

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əbˈstruːs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əbˈstrus/ or /æb-/

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• Hyphenation: abs‧truse

Adjective

Positive abstruse

Comparative more abstruse

Superlative most abstruse

1. If something is abstruse, it is very difficult to understand.

   The book was so abstruse that I didn't understand it.

Related words

• abstrusity
• abstruseness
• abstrusely