difficult to decipher
of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
Undecipherable handwriting or secret symbol.
Any symbol used in this system; a hieroglyph.
A writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya and other civilizations, using pictorial symbols to represent individual sounds as a rebus
Little known; esoteric, secret.
Difficult to grasp or understand; abstruse, profound.
Having mastery over one's field, including its esoteric minutiae; learned.
Deliberately employing abstruse or esoteric allusions or references; intentionally obscure.
A recondite (hidden or obscure) person or thing.
A scholar or other person who is recondite, that is, who has mastery over his or her field, including its esoteric minutiae.