Abstruse

  • 31abstruse — adjective Syn: obscure, arcane, esoteric, rarefied, recondite, difficult, hard, cryptic, over/above one s head, incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable …

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  • 32abstruse —   a. esoteric; difficult to understand …

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  • 33obtuse / abstruse —    Obtuse means lacking quickness of wit or sensitivity, dull, dense : Brandon is so obtuse he doesn t even know when he is being insulted.    Abstruse means too difficult to understand for the average mind : The professor presented an abstruse… …

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  • 34obtuse / abstruse —    Obtuse means lacking quickness of wit or sensitivity, dull, dense : Brandon is so obtuse he doesn t even know when he is being insulted.    Abstruse means too difficult to understand for the average mind : The professor presented an abstruse… …

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  • 35truse — abstruse intruse …

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  • 36uze — abstruse abuse accuse amuse anacruse arquebuse buse cambuse camuse canuse ci incluse cluse confuse contuse cornemuse céruse diffuse désabuse empuse excuse fuse hypoténuse infuses intruse muse méduse obtuse percluse radiodiffuse recluse rediffuse… …

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  • 37abstrusely — abstruse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult to understand; obscure. DERIVATIVES abstrusely adverb abstruseness noun. ORIGIN Latin abstrusus concealed …

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  • 38abstruseness — abstruse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult to understand; obscure. DERIVATIVES abstrusely adverb abstruseness noun. ORIGIN Latin abstrusus concealed …

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  • 39abstrus — abstrus, use [ apstry, yz ] adj. • 1327; lat. abstrusus, de abstrudere « repousser » ♦ Didact. Qui est difficile à comprendre. ⇒ abscons, abstrait, obscur. « Que de révélations abstruses » (Hugo). ⊗ CONTR. Clair. ● abstrus, abstruse adjectif… …

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  • 40abstrus — abstrus, use (ab stru, struz ) adj. 1°   Difficilement accessible à l entendement. •   Une recherche si abstruse et si embarrassante, BOSSUET Avert. III. •   Je sais tout ce qu on a dit sur cette matière abstruse, VOLT. Dial. 24, 17. •   Il… …

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