| lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward, crude or tactless |
| of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. |
esoteric (ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare exoteric restricted to or intended for an enlightened or initiated minority, esp because of abstruseness or obscurity: an esoteric cult |
| 2. | difficult to understand; abstruse: an esoteric statement |
| 3. | not openly admitted; private: esoteric aims |
| [C17: from Greek esōterikos, from esōterō inner] | |
| eso'terically | |
| —adv | |
| eso'tericism | |
| —n | |