- enigmatical
- adjective see enigmatic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
enigmatical
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enigmatical — index equivocal, esoteric, hidden, inapprehensible, incomprehensible, indefinable, indefinite, indistinct … Law dictionary
Enigmatical — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enigmatical — enigmatic / enigmatical [adj] mysterious ambiguous, cryptic, dark, Delphian*, doubtful, equivocal, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable, inscrutable, obscure, occult, oracular, perplexing, puzzling, recondite, secret, Sibylline*,… … New thesaurus
enigmatical — enigma ► NOUN ▪ a mysterious or puzzling person or thing. DERIVATIVES enigmatic adjective enigmatical adjective enigmatically adverb. ORIGIN Greek ainigma riddle … English terms dictionary
enigmatical — adjective a) Pertaining to an enigma. b) Alternate of enigmatic. See Also: enigmatically … Wiktionary
enigmatical — adj. mysterious, puzzling, ambiguous, unclear … English contemporary dictionary
enigmatical — a. See enigmatic … New dictionary of synonyms
enigmatical — enig·mat·i·cal … English syllables
enigmatical — adjective 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 • Similar to:… … Useful english dictionary
enigmatical canon — noun 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, ↑riddle canon • Hypernyms: ↑canon * * * noun see enigma canon … Useful english dictionary
