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Enigmatically
[
en-ig-
mat
-ik
,
ee-nig-
]
Origin
en·ig·mat·ic
/
ˌɛn
ɪgˈmæt
ɪk
,
ˌi
nɪg-
/
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[
en-ig-
mat
-ik
,
ee-nig-
]
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adjective
resembling an
enigma
;
perplexing; mysterious.
Also,
en·ig·mat·i·cal.
Origin:
1620–30;
<
Late Latin
aenigmaticus
<
Greek
ainigmatikós,
equivalent to
ainigmat-
(stem of
aínigma
)
enigma
+
-ikos
-ic
Related forms
en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly,
adverb
non·en·ig·mat·ic,
adjective
non·en·ig·mat·i·cal,
adjective
non·en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly,
adverb
un·en·ig·mat·ic,
adjective
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un·en·ig·mat·i·cal,
adjective
un·en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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Synonyms
puzzling, baffling, cryptic.
See
ambiguous.
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World English Dictionary
enigma
(ɪˈnɪɡmə)
—
n
a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous
[C16: from Latin
aenigma,
from Greek
ainigma,
from
ainissesthai
to speak in riddles, from
ainos
fable, story]
enigmatic
—
adj
enig'matical
—
adj
enig'matically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
enigmatic
mid-17c., from L.L. aenigmaticus, from aenigmat-, stem of aenigma (see
enigma
). Enigmatical in the same sense is from 1570s. Related: Enigmatically.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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