Meaning of ENIGMATIC
Pronunciation: | | `enig'matik
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- [adj] resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"
- [adj] not clear to the understanding; "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"
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| Synonyms: | | ambiguous, enigmatical, incomprehensible, oracular, puzzling, uncomprehensible |
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| Definition: | | \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
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