esoteric (adj.)

understood by only a few

Examples

• Esoteric knowledge.

Key rules

• Esoteric means understood by only a small group
• Esoteric knowledge, esoteric interest
• Esoterically is the adverb

Common mistakes

• Esoteric knowledge of few people → Esoteric knowledge known to few people

Use cases

• Describing specialist topics
• Describing hobbies
• Academic writing