recondite
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Mr. Ackroyd is admiring of Auden’s poetic accomplishment, from his recondite early work to the later, more conversational and religiously inspired verses that some critics have disliked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
By various recondite processes, he converted the urine first into a noxious paste and then into a translucent warty substance.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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