abstruse
Example Sentences
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As they see it, hashing out the abstruse subtleties wrapped up in the idea of forgiveness is a distraction from the task at hand.
From Salon
Quantum theory may be weird and notoriously abstruse, but it is foundational to modern physics.
From Washington Post
So it is with the material of our heroine’s life: There’s a right way to fashion it, even if at first it seems abstruse.
From Los Angeles Times
Björk’s production and arrangements on “Fossora” present her at her most unapologetically abstruse: closer to contemporary chamber music than to pop, rock or dance music.
From New York Times
The Fed’s methods of dealing with inflation are abstruse stuff.
From New York Times
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