Meaning & use
recondite
Difficult to understand because it deals with obscure or highly specialized knowledge.
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The lecture on quantum topology was too recondite for most undergraduates to follow.
His recondite footnotes referenced texts that only a handful of scholars had ever read.
A note on using this word
Recondite is a formal, literary word best used for academic or highly technical subject matter.
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