recondite
adjective
[ ˈrɛk(ə)ndʌɪt ]
• (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
• "the book is full of recondite information"
Similar:
obscure,
abstruse,
arcane,
esoteric,
little known,
recherché,
abstract,
deep,
profound,
cryptic,
difficult,
complex,
complicated,
involved,
over/above one's head,
incomprehensible,
unfathomable,
impenetrable,
opaque,
dark,
mysterious,
occult,
cabbalistic,
secret,
hidden,
Alexandrian,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin reconditus ‘hidden, put away’, past participle of recondere, from re- ‘back’ + condere ‘put together, secrete’.
