esoterically
In cryptic fashion
Esoterically means in a manner intended for or understood by only a small group with specialized knowledge.
Something explained esoterically assumes familiarity most people lack: The professor spoke esoterically about quantum mechanics, losing half the room.
The word often carries a whiff of deliberate obscurity or exclusivity.
In hidden meaning
- abstruselyIn obscure manner
- enigmaticallyIn puzzling manner
- inscrutablyBeyond comprehension or reading
- opaquelyWithout letting light pass
impenetrably · unfathomably · incomprehensibly · indecipherably · obliquely · obscurely · ambiguously · unintelligibly
By means of alchemy
- ritualisticallyIn a rite-like manner
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- mysteriesUnexplained phenomena or events
- arcanaEsoteric specialized knowledge
sacred · transcendentally · spiritually · metaphysically · ethereally · astrally · divinatory · prophetically
In manner of deep thought
- ontologicallyRegarding nature of existence
- theoreticallyIn principle, not actuality
- academicallyPertaining to formal study
- scholasticallyIn educational terms
speculatively · abstractly · conceptually · rarefied · highbrow · pedantically · learnedly · eruditely
cryptically
In hidden meaning
- abstruselyIn obscure manner
- enigmaticallyIn puzzling manner
- inscrutablyBeyond comprehension or reading
opaquely · impenetrably · unfathomably · incomprehensibly · indecipherably · obliquely · obscurely · ambiguously · unintelligibly · mysteriously
alchemically
By means of alchemy
- ritualisticallyIn a rite-like manner
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- mysteriesUnexplained phenomena or events
arcana · sacred · transcendentally · spiritually · metaphysically · ethereally · astrally · divinatory · prophetically
philosophically
In manner of deep thought
- ontologicallyRegarding nature of existence
- theoreticallyIn principle, not actuality
- academicallyPertaining to formal study
scholastically · speculatively · abstractly · conceptually · rarefied · highbrow · pedantically · learnedly · eruditely · doctrinally
esotericallyopenly
Without hiding anything
publicly · accessibly · popularly · familiarly · commonly
esotericallysimply
In plain terms
plainly · obviously · clearly · straightforwardly · understandably
esotericallyobviously
In an apparent manner
plainly · overtly · manifestly · transparently · clearly