abstruse

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Mr. Barnes has long brought something exotic to English literature, but never anything so abstruse as to become alienating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The particle is part of a concept called the Higgs mechanism that was added to the standard model in the 1970s to explain an abstruse but important puzzle.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 27, 2024

They looked almost comically abstruse, as if they might be used as paddles in the hazing rituals of a math fraternity.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

These are abstruse notions for laypersons, so here’s an explanation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Unable to decipher the abstruse writing, I shook my head.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane