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enigmatic
adjective /ˌen.ɪɡˈmæt.ɪk/
/-ˈmæt̬-/ Definition
› mysterious and impossible to understand completely: The Mona Lisa has a famously enigmatic smile. He left an enigmatic message on my answering machine.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused enigmatically
/-ɪ.kəl.i/ adverb › "Who was that?" "Just a man I know," she said enigmatically.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
(Definition of enigmatic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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