abstrusely

English edit

Etymology edit

abstruse +‎ -ly

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɹuːs.li/
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɹus.li/, /əbˈstɹus.li/
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Adverb edit

abstrusely (comparative more abstrusely, superlative most abstrusely)

In an abstruse manner. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]^[1]

References edit

^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstrusely”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

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