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enigmatical
(encz) | enigmatical, adj: |
Enigmatical
(gcide) | 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.
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enigmatical
(wn) | enigmatical
adj 1: 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, enigmatical,
puzzling] |
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enigmatical canon
(encz) | enigmatical canon, n: |
enigmatically
(encz) | enigmatically,záhadně adv: |
Enigmatical
(gcide) | 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] |
Enigmatically
(gcide) | Enigmatically \E`nig*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.
Darkly; obscurely.
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enigmatical canon
(wn) | enigmatical canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: enigma canon, {enigmatic
canon}, enigmatical canon, riddle canon] |
enigmatically
(wn) | enigmatically
adv 1: in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said
cryptically [syn: cryptically, enigmatically,
mysteriously] |
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