You've decided to read the dictionary. Ah, the thrill of the unknown words, the agony of the unpronounceable ones, the existential dread of realizing that you're reading about the human condition through a collection of alphabet soup.
As you delve deeper into this linguistic labyrinth, you come across the word "abstruse." Ah, how quaint.
According to our esteemed dictionary, "abstruse" is an adjective meaning "difficult to understand; obscure." Ah, how delightfully meta.
But wait, what's this? A footnote in the dictionary? "Note: The author of this definition has been known to use this word to describe their in-laws."
Dictionary Definers and Their In-Laws: A Cautionary Tale