Friday, September 13, 2013

abstruce -- Lucie

ab·struse  (b-strsb-)
adj.
Difficult to understand; recondite. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

[Latin abstrsus, past participle of abstrdereto hide : abs-, ab-away; see ab-1 + trdereto push; seetreud- in Indo-European roots.]

ab·strusely adv.
ab·struseness n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language.

Lucie is wise beyond her years and understands things that adults find abstruse. 

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