ex|o|ter|ic

ex|o|ter|ic «_EHK suh TEHR ihk», adjective.

1. that can be understood by the general public.

2. not belonging or restricted to an inner circle of disciples or scholars.

3. popular; well-known; commonplace: »

Nowadays cheeses must be produced for large numbers of townsfolk and in these circumstances must be necessarily exoteric in flavour, not for the gourmet (J. A. Barnett).

╂[< Latin exōtericus < Greek exōterikós < exōtérō, comparative of éxō outside < ex out of]

–ex´o|ter´i|cal|ly, adverb.