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enigmatic

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enigmatic in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    enigmatic  oracular 
  2. 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"
    enigmatic  enigmatical  puzzling 
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