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

A figure of undisputed authority in some of the most abstruse corners of computing, Conway was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1989.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2024

The decades-old concept could explain many things, such as where WIMPs come from, but its main job is to solve a more abstruse problem.

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

The outfit was acceptable by any theological and geometrical standards, however abstruse, and suggested a rich inner life.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole