abstrusely

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English abstruse

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English abstrusely

From abstruse + -ly.

Pronunciation

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

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Adverb

abstrusely (comparative more abstrusely, superlative most abstrusely)

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