Enigmatic \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
\E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]nigmatique.]
Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or
accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the
understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer;
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until
much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning
has been disputed for centuries.
Syn: dark, obscure, puzzling.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
enigmatical
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" [syn: enigmatic, puzzling]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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