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Meaning of obstruse | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
əbˈstɹuːs

Definitions

Abstruse.

dated, uncommon

Examples

“And what great advances and mighty progress⟳ are daily made in finding out obstruse secrets […]”
“It is very clear that some readily understood method of acquiring the ability to use⟳ the mother tongue correctly, to supplant the present⟳ obstruse, hard to understand⟳ method, is eagerly sought by many[…]”
“It has its obstruse philosophical appeal for the thinker, as was noticed in its metaphysical system[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

obstruser obstrusest obstrusive obsubulate obtainable obtect

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