enigmatic
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ɪgˈmæt 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
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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enigma (ɪˈnɪɡmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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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.
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Example sentences
Like the play, the film unfolds in a series of enigmatic scenes.
The small population of cells have remained enigmatic because they have been difficult to target specifically.
Most of this novel, however, is resistant to the reader's focussed attention-it reaches for enigmatic profundity but meanders.
It slices an enigmatic path through wildly varied topography.
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