Recondite (adjective)

  1. Obscure, difficult to understand, known by only a few.
  2. Deeply hidden, not easily discovered.

Origin:

From latin reconditus "hidden, concealed," past participle of recondere "put away, store up," from re- "again" + condere "to store".

Examples:

  1. The philosopher's recondite ideas were hard to grasp.
  2. The poem's meaning was recondite and required careful study.
  3. The scientist's theories were recondite and only understood by a select few.
  4. The professor's lecture on recondite subjects was attended by a small group of students.
  5. The recondite secrets of the ancient civilization were finally uncovered after years of research.
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