Associations to the word «Abstruse»

Wiktionary

ABSTRUSE, adjective. (obsolete) Concealed or hidden out of the way; secret. [Attested from the late 16th century until the mid 18th century.]
ABSTRUSE, adjective. Difficult to comprehend or understand; recondite; obscure; esoteric. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABSTRUSE, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
Napoleon Hill