recondite
Example Sentences
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The wisdom-of-crowds argument presupposes that the masses possess some recondite knowledge that can be unlocked by allowing individuals to express themselves as part of an anonymous mob.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Today, a number of doyens in the recondite field of AI admit they don’t know where all this is headed.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023
Throughout, the syntax is punchy and slangy, while the diction often grows brazenly recondite.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022
Muldoon’s own work is witty, full of wordplay, often recondite.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2021
A pair of actors trapped in a recondite play with no hint of plot or narrative.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
