obstruse

== English == === Etymology === An alteration of abstruse. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹuːs/ (General American) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹus/, /ɑb-/ Rhymes: -uːs Hyphenation: obs‧truse === Adjective === obstruse (comparative obstruser or more obstruse, superlative obstrusest or most obstruse) (uncommon, dated) Abstruse. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “obstruse, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.