abscons

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absconsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ap.skɔ̃/

Adjective

abscons (feminine singular absconse, masculine plural abscons, feminine plural absconses)

(literary, pejorative) So abstruse as to prevent comprehension entirely.

Further reading

“abscons” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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