esoteric

Preposition: in

• film: HEADPRESS JOURNAL is a distinctive, acclaimed book series devoted to all that is strange and esoteric in film, literature and art.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• sound: The purpose of these transformations will sound a bit esoteric at the moment.
• make: But élitist is avoiding the sense of making something too esoteric.

Modifies a noun

• Buddhism: Chapter four, the final section in the discussion of esoteric Buddhism, examines various extant Japanese Two World Mandalas.
• lore: Powells perceptive commentary is of enduring interest to all lovers of esoteric lore.
• astrology: Detailed and with many diagrams, it will teach you as much about botany as aspects of biodynamics and esoteric astrology.
• doctrine: This is the last word of the esoteric doctrine.
• philosophy: On that note, I suppose you could say I do not agree with all of her esoteric philosophy.

Modifying Another Word

• somewhat: His life work has been conducting research in a somewhat esoteric branch of business.
• seemingly: No matter what seemingly esoteric interest you have, be assured there is probably a publication out there clambering for your expertise.
• rather: These include rather esoteric installation or set-up problems for specific systems.
• too: Our only niggles concern the Canon menu system, which is just too esoteric for our liking.
• sometimes: What follows are the more advanced, less used, or sometimes esoteric capabilities of perl regexps.
• highly: It would appear that the occupants are engaged in some highly esoteric branch of science.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: I once tried to go there but it all seemed too esoteric to me.
• become: Like Van Gogh you can infuse words with your own vision without becoming esoteric.