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enigmatic (adj.)

1640s, from Late Latin aenigmaticus, from aenigmat-, stem of aenigma (see enigma). Enigmatical in the same sense is from 1570s. Related: Enigmatically.

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enigma (n.)
1530s, "statement which conceals a hidden meaning or known thing under obscure words or forms," earlier enigmate (mid-15c.), from Latin aenigma "riddle," from Greek ainigma (plural ainigmata) "a dark saying, riddle," from ainissesthai "speak obscurely, speak in riddles," from ainos "tale, story; saying, proverb;" according to Liddell & Scott, a poetic and Ionic word, of unknown origin. General sense in English of "anything inexplicable to an observer" is from c. 1600.
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Definitions of enigmatic

enigmatic (adj.)
not clear to the understanding;
prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
Synonyms: enigmatical / puzzling
enigmatic (adj.)
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought;
an enigmatic smile
so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
Synonyms: oracular
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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