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abstruser

adj.
C2 Proficiency ab·struser Archaic

adj. more difficult to understand or more strange than something else. It is an old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.

adj. more difficult to comprehend or more obscure in meaning.


SIMPLE

The second chapter was more abstruse than the first.

CONTEXTUAL

The philosopher's later works became increasingly abstruse, making them difficult for even his most dedicated students to follow.

COMPLEX

While the initial theory was clear and logical, the subsequent mathematical proofs were so abstruse that they required years of specialized study to fully grasp.

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