- enigmatically
- adverb see enigmatic
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enigmatically
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Enigmatically — E nig*mat ic*al*ly, adv. Darkly; obscurely. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enigmatically — adv. Enigmatically is used with these verbs: ↑smile … Collocations dictionary
enigmatically — enigma ► NOUN ▪ a mysterious or puzzling person or thing. DERIVATIVES enigmatic adjective enigmatical adjective enigmatically adverb. ORIGIN Greek ainigma riddle … English terms dictionary
enigmatically — See enigmatic. * * * … Universalium
enigmatically — adverb a) Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma. b) Behaving mysteriously or strangely … Wiktionary
enigmatically — adv. mysteriously, cryptically, in a puzzling manner, ambiguously … English contemporary dictionary
enigmatically — enig·mat·i·cal·ly … English syllables
enigmatically — See: enigmatic … English dictionary
enigmatically — adverb in a cryptic manner we will meet again, he said cryptically • Syn: ↑cryptically, ↑mysteriously • Derived from adjective: ↑mysterious (for: ↑mysteriously), ↑enigmat … Useful english dictionary
enigmatic — enigmatically, adv. /en ig mat ik, ee nig /, adj. resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious. Also, enigmatical. [1620 30; < LL aenigmaticus < Gk ainigmatikós, equiv. to ainigmat (s. of aínigma) ENIGMA + ikos IC] Syn. puzzling, baffling,… … Universalium
