abstruselyadv.

Brit.

/əbˈstruːsli/, U.S.

/əbˈstrusli/,

/æbˈstrusli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abstruse adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < abstruse adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. Secretly; in a concealed manner. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

deeplyc888

highOE

darkOE

dimly?c1225

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

subtlya1500

obscurelya1527

confuselya1530

diffuselyc1530

confusedly?1531

diffusedly1567

difficultly1568

indistinctly1580

enigmatically1590

perplexedly1603

subtilely1605

abstrusely1611

cloudily1651

oracularly1654

perplexly1670

reclusely1673

irrecognizably1841

Pickwickianly1866

delphically1927

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adverb]

dighenlichec893

diȝelichec1200

darklyc1350

mysteriously1486

mystically1509

in (a) mystery1526

abstrusely1611

cryptically1663

oracularly1771

occultly1793

pokerishly1854

mystifically1880

sophically1888

sphinxily1889

mystifyingly1937

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Secrettement,..hiddenly, duskely, abstrusely, mystically.

1657 tr. B. Valentinus Last Will & Test. i. xxii. 46 Be acquainted with its [sc. the Fire-Rod's] friendlinesse..which is abstrusely hid, and goeth invisibly.

2. In a manner that is complicated or difficult to understand.

ΘΚΠ

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

darklyc1350

mistilya1382

murklya1400

obscurelya1527

muddily1648

unclearly1648

reconditely1722

abstrusely1734

1734 J. Atkins Navy-surgeon ii. 55 Fractures of the Skull are, perhaps, more abstrusely treated of by Authors, than any other Part of Surgery.

1787 H. Lewis Excursion to Margate xi. 39 His language so abstrusely professional, that to understand him was next to impossible.

1835 True Sun 7 Aug. 3/6 Some reflections are too abstrusely fashionable for our plain tastes.

1875 J. M'Cann Sermons vii. 90 If I depart somewhat from the stereotyped method of sermonology, and treat the subject a little more abstrusely than is usual in such discourses.

1926 Times 15 Mar. 10/3 The section itself is so abstrusely worded that even trained lawyers have to spend hours over it before they can grasp its meaning.

1987 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 2 Feb. 4 Math, physics and chemistry presented so abstrusely that they are instant turnoffs.

2003 K. Chalmers tr. G. Morelli in tr. L. Bianconi & G. Pestelli Opera Theory & Pract. vi. 434 A piece of operatic nonsense, abstrusely formalized, from the sonata-form opening scene to the fugal finale.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abstrusely
释义	abstruselyadv. Brit. /əbˈstruːsli/, U.S. /əbˈstrusli/, /æbˈstrusli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abstruse adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < abstruse adj. + -ly suffix². †1. Secretly; in a concealed manner. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adverb] deeplyc888 highOE darkOE dimly?c1225 darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 subtlya1500 obscurelya1527 confuselya1530 diffuselyc1530 confusedly?1531 diffusedly1567 difficultly1568 indistinctly1580 enigmatically1590 perplexedly1603 subtilely1605 abstrusely1611 cloudily1651 oracularly1654 perplexly1670 reclusely1673 irrecognizably1841 Pickwickianly1866 delphically1927 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adverb] dighenlichec893 diȝelichec1200 darklyc1350 mysteriously1486 mystically1509 in (a) mystery1526 abstrusely1611 cryptically1663 oracularly1771 occultly1793 pokerishly1854 mystifically1880 sophically1888 sphinxily1889 mystifyingly1937 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Secrettement,..hiddenly, duskely, abstrusely, mystically. 1657 tr. B. Valentinus Last Will & Test. i. xxii. 46 Be acquainted with its [sc. the Fire-Rod's] friendlinesse..which is abstrusely hid, and goeth invisibly. 2. In a manner that is complicated or difficult to understand. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adverb] darklyc1350 mistilya1382 murklya1400 obscurelya1527 muddily1648 unclearly1648 reconditely1722 abstrusely1734 1734 J. Atkins Navy-surgeon ii. 55 Fractures of the Skull are, perhaps, more abstrusely treated of by Authors, than any other Part of Surgery. 1787 H. Lewis Excursion to Margate xi. 39 His language so abstrusely professional, that to understand him was next to impossible. 1835 True Sun 7 Aug. 3/6 Some reflections are too abstrusely fashionable for our plain tastes. 1875 J. M'Cann Sermons vii. 90 If I depart somewhat from the stereotyped method of sermonology, and treat the subject a little more abstrusely than is usual in such discourses. 1926 Times 15 Mar. 10/3 The section itself is so abstrusely worded that even trained lawyers have to spend hours over it before they can grasp its meaning. 1987 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 2 Feb. 4 Math, physics and chemistry presented so abstrusely that they are instant turnoffs. 2003 K. Chalmers tr. G. Morelli in tr. L. Bianconi & G. Pestelli Opera Theory & Pract. vi. 434 A piece of operatic nonsense, abstrusely formalized, from the sonata-form opening scene to the fugal finale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1611
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