Esoteric

Adjective

 * 1) Understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle.
 * ''The writing in this manual is very esoteric; I need a degree in engineering just to understand it!
 * 1) Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application.
 * 2) Confidential; private.

Synonyms

 * arcane, recondite
 * cerebral
 * secretive

Antonyms

 * exoteric

Related terms

 * esoterica
 * esoterically
 * esotericism
 * esotericist
 * esoterism

Thesaurus
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