Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstruse

/əbˈstɹus/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obs-truse
IPA: /əbˈstɹus/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dated

Example Sentences

"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[…]"

Etymology

An alteration of abstruse.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əbˈstɹus/
British English: /əbˈstɹuːs/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

obstruser (comparative) more obstruse (comparative) obstrusest (superlative) most obstruse (superlative)

Derived Forms

obstrusive

Homonyms

abstruse

Rhymes With

use time-use jesus produce reduce ill-use abuse excuse loose introduce juice bruce

Questions

How do you pronounce obstruse?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈstɹus/.
What does obstruse mean?: Abstruse.
Where does obstruse come from?: An alteration of abstruse.

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