enigmatical
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9.3
- adjective
- /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪkəl/
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enigmático
- Thirdly, "these books," in the words of the Grand Rabbin Paul Haguenauer, "in an enigmatical, mystical, supernatural form, try to explain the secrets of nature, the origin of God, the problems of good and evil, justice and happiness, the past and the future."
Examples
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As he began to explore a more personal vision, which became increasingly visionary and enigmatic, he started to produce his most subversive work.
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But only someone who is ready for everything, who excludes nothing, not even the most enigmatical, will live the relation to another as something alive."
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I should say at this point that that wasn't being totally enigmatic, that there are two big experiments who were independently doing their work.
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So he tells us about enigmatic circumlocutions like sword, water instead of blood and Dragons, Bedford gold.
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- Your answer is enigmatical... but my will is your good will may stand with ours this day to be conjoined in the state of honourable marriage, in which, good Friar, I shall desire your help.
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Geertz artfully sidesteps the implications of this choice as well as of a clearly articulated (theorized) alternative by claiming simply that matters become "somehow less enigmatical."
Academic text (1994) -
The professor presented an enigmatical puzzle that left the students pondering for hours.
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Her motives were often enigmatical, leading her friends to question her true intentions.
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The ancient manuscript contained enigmatical symbols that scholars have been trying to decipher for years.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
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5.1
Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange
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7.0
Hard to understand or describe, like the meaning of a symbol
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7.8
Hard to explain or understand
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8.1
Hard to understand because it seems secret or mysterious
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4.6
Hard to understand or explain
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7.0
Very surprising or hard to understand
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8.2
Hard to understand because it is unclear or complex
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8.1
Hard to understand and often seems mysterious
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6.4
Hard to understand and causing confusion
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8.6
Very hard to understand or measure how deep something is
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7.0
Something people cannot understand or find a clear reason for
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6.7
Making people feel confused because it is hard to understand
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8.9
Hard to understand because it shows no clear meaning or feeling
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7.3
Causing someone to feel confused
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9.9
Hard to understand because it is very complex
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9.9
Hard to understand because it is mysterious and sounds like it predicts the future
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9.9
Too deep or mysterious to understand
Hard to understand because it has a hidden meaning
Mysterious and hard to understand, like a prophecy
Calm and showing no feelings so you cannot know thoughts
Mysterious and hard to understand, often about deep spiritual ideas
Hard to understand because it is mysterious and unclear
Strange and hard to understand, giving a feeling of mystery
Difficult to read from a person's face or behavior
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
A musical piece where the voices follow hidden instructions written as riddles
How Mysterious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enigmatical comes from the Greek word enigma, meaning 'riddle' or 'puzzle', and is like a 'riddle' you cannot easily solve. So, something enigmatical is mysterious and hard to understand.