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Meaning of 'enigmatic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Enigmatic [ a.]
- Alt. of Enigmatical

Meaning of 'enigmatic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . enigmatic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
Example in sentence:
  • an enigmatic smile;
  • so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it;
  • the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
Meaning (2):
- not clear to the understanding
Example in sentence:
  • I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later;
  • prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries

Nearby Words:

enigma enigmas enigmatical enigmatically enigmatist enigmatize enigmatized enigmatizing enigmatography enigmatology

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