obstruseadj.

Brit.

/əbˈstruːs/, U.S.

/ɑbˈstrus/

Forms: 1600s obstruce, 1600s– obstruse.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: abstruse adj.

Etymology: Probably an alteration of abstruse adj., after post-classical Latin obstrusus secret, unknown, obscure (4th-5th cent. in Augustine), use as adjective of past participle of classical Latin obstrūdere , variant of obtrūdere obtrude v. Compare French obstrus (1611). N.E.D. (1902) records as ‘formerly frequent, after obstrūsus , false reading in Latin’; Webster (1911) includes as an obsolete term. Some later examples may simply represent errors for abstruse adj. Compare obsolute adj., obsorb v.

= abstruse adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective]

higheOE

dighela1000

deepc1000

darkOE

starkOE

dusk?c1225

subtle1340

dimc1350

subtilea1393

covert1393

mystica1398

murka1400

cloudyc1400

hard?c1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

diffuse1430

abstractc1450

diffused?1456

exquisitec1460

obnubilous?a1475

obscure?a1475

covered1484

intricate?a1500

nice?a1500

perplexeda1500

difficilea1513

difficult1530

privy1532

smoky1533

secret1535

abstruse?1549

difficul1552

entangled1561

confounded1572

darksome1574

obnubilate1575

enigmatical1576

confuse1577

mysteriousa1586

Delphic1598

obfuscatea1600

enfumed1601

Delphicala1603

obstruse1604

abstracted1605

confused1611

questionable1611

inevident1614

recondite1619

cryptic1620

obfuscated1620

transcendent1624

Delphian1625

oraculous1625

enigmatic1628

recluse1629

abdite1635

undilucidated1635

clouded1641

benighted1647

oblite1650

researched1653

obnubilated1658

obscurative1664

tenebrose1677

hyperbyssal1691

condite1695

diffusive1709

profound1710

tenebricose1730

oracular1749

opaque1761

unenlightening1768

darkling1795

offuscating1798

unrecognizable1817

tough1820

abstrusive1848

obscurant1878

out-of-focus1891

unplumbable1895

inenubilable1903

non-transparent1939

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective]

darkOE

murka1400

cloudyc1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

obturate?a1425

obscure?a1439

unplain?c1535

obumbilatec1540

abstruse?1549

darksome1574

mysteriousa1586

obstruse1604

muddy1611

unperspicuous1634

clouded1641

imperspicuous1654

cramp1674

unlucid1711

abstract1725

opaque1761

obumbratory1799

darkling1813

sludgy1901

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §2. 168 In such an obstruse difficultie, he that speaketh most apparently and probably, saith the best.

1649 E. Douglas Appeal from Court to Camp 7 Oracles not so obstruse hitherto as obvious now.

1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 367 Obstruce Words and Phrases.

1709 T. D'Urfey Mod. Prophets iv. 51 Squir. Humh! the Fellow can't be in earnest sure. Facias. The Cause seems somewhat puzzled. Limb. Very Obstruse truly.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §18. 39 If we sink..to his more obstruse Reaches.

1883 Amer. Missionary Nov. 332 It is absurd to suppose that reading matter so stale, dull or obstruse as to have no longer any value among a reading people should be worth sending to a people who have not yet learned to read.

1995 C. Carlton Charles I xviii. 326 Obadiah Sedgewick..insisted that Charles read his recently published Leaves on the Tree of Life, but went on to the late hours elaborating on this 120-page exposition of a single—admittedly obstruse—verse of the Bible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obstruse
释义	obstruseadj. Brit. /əbˈstruːs/, U.S. /ɑbˈstrus/ Forms: 1600s obstruce, 1600s– obstruse. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: abstruse adj. Etymology: Probably an alteration of abstruse adj., after post-classical Latin obstrusus secret, unknown, obscure (4th-5th cent. in Augustine), use as adjective of past participle of classical Latin obstrūdere , variant of obtrūdere obtrude v. Compare French obstrus (1611). N.E.D. (1902) records as ‘formerly frequent, after obstrūsus , false reading in Latin’; Webster (1911) includes as an obsolete term. Some later examples may simply represent errors for abstruse adj. Compare obsolute adj., obsorb v. = abstruse adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective] higheOE dighela1000 deepc1000 darkOE starkOE dusk?c1225 subtle1340 dimc1350 subtilea1393 covert1393 mystica1398 murka1400 cloudyc1400 hard?c1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 diffuse1430 abstractc1450 diffused?1456 exquisitec1460 obnubilous?a1475 obscure?a1475 covered1484 intricate?a1500 nice?a1500 perplexeda1500 difficilea1513 difficult1530 privy1532 smoky1533 secret1535 abstruse?1549 difficul1552 entangled1561 confounded1572 darksome1574 obnubilate1575 enigmatical1576 confuse1577 mysteriousa1586 Delphic1598 obfuscatea1600 enfumed1601 Delphicala1603 obstruse1604 abstracted1605 confused1611 questionable1611 inevident1614 recondite1619 cryptic1620 obfuscated1620 transcendent1624 Delphian1625 oraculous1625 enigmatic1628 recluse1629 abdite1635 undilucidated1635 clouded1641 benighted1647 oblite1650 researched1653 obnubilated1658 obscurative1664 tenebrose1677 hyperbyssal1691 condite1695 diffusive1709 profound1710 tenebricose1730 oracular1749 opaque1761 unenlightening1768 darkling1795 offuscating1798 unrecognizable1817 tough1820 abstrusive1848 obscurant1878 out-of-focus1891 unplumbable1895 inenubilable1903 non-transparent1939 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] darkOE murka1400 cloudyc1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 obturate?a1425 obscure?a1439 unplain?c1535 obumbilatec1540 abstruse?1549 darksome1574 mysteriousa1586 obstruse1604 muddy1611 unperspicuous1634 clouded1641 imperspicuous1654 cramp1674 unlucid1711 abstract1725 opaque1761 obumbratory1799 darkling1813 sludgy1901 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §2. 168 In such an obstruse difficultie, he that speaketh most apparently and probably, saith the best. 1649 E. Douglas Appeal from Court to Camp 7 Oracles not so obstruse hitherto as obvious now. 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 367 Obstruce Words and Phrases. 1709 T. D'Urfey Mod. Prophets iv. 51 Squir. Humh! the Fellow can't be in earnest sure. Facias. The Cause seems somewhat puzzled. Limb. Very Obstruse truly. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §18. 39 If we sink..to his more obstruse Reaches. 1883 Amer. Missionary Nov. 332 It is absurd to suppose that reading matter so stale, dull or obstruse as to have no longer any value among a reading people should be worth sending to a people who have not yet learned to read. 1995 C. Carlton Charles I xviii. 326 Obadiah Sedgewick..insisted that Charles read his recently published Leaves on the Tree of Life, but went on to the late hours elaborating on this 120-page exposition of a single—admittedly obstruse—verse of the Bible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1604
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