Definition of abstruse

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  • abstruse is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
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Definition of abstruse

  • difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them

    Synonyms

    1. deep
    2. recondite

See definition of abstruse in Merriam Webster