Enigmatical
[,enig'mætikәl]
Definition
(a.) Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or accounted for; darkly expressed; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer.
Typist: Ralph
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Obscure, mysterious, mystic, mystical, dark, occult, recondite, ambiguous, hidden, unintelligible, incomprehensible, puzzling, perplexing.
Editor: Shelton
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Puzzling, perplexing, obscure, mystic
ANT:Lucid, explanatory, plain, selfevident
Editor: Meredith
Examples
- Your language is enigmatical, sir: but though I am bewildered, I am certainly not afraid. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It was headed, March, 1869, and beneath were the following enigmatical notices: 4th. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Oh, yes, no doubt that is what I must have meant, said Holmes, with his enigmatical smile. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- As I glanced up from reading this enigmatical message, I saw Holmes chuckling at the expression upon my face. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The second of the three arguments, 'that the just does not aim at excess,' has a real meaning, though wrapped up in an enigmatical form. Plato. The Republic.
- Tars Tarkas himself seemed pleased with my reply, but his only comment was more or less enigmatical--And I think I know Tal Hajus, Jeddak of Thark. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Editor: Meredith