abstractive
adj.adj. describing something that is difficult to understand or not based on real facts. It can also describe a way of writing or speaking that is very formal and uses complex ideas.
adj. relating to abstraction or the use of abstract concepts; difficult to interpret or lacking concrete detail. Often describes a style of writing that is overly complex or formal.
The professor's abstractive style made the lecture hard to follow.
The report was criticized for being too abstractive, using technical jargon that confused the general public.
While the theory is abstractive in its initial formulation, its practical applications in engineering are remarkably straightforward and intuitive.
From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract + -ive.