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adjective
- 1. difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify: "his colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances" Similar Opposite
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strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given. He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. Synonyms. cryptic. enigmatic. inscrutable. Fewer examples.
The meaning of MYSTERIOUS is of, relating to, or constituting mystery. How to use mysterious in a sentence.
Someone or something that is mysterious is strange and is not known about or understood. He died in mysterious circumstances. A mysterious illness confined him to bed for over a month. The whole thing seems very mysterious. He began to feel sympathy for this slightly mysterious man.
strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given. He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. Synonyms. cryptic. enigmatic. inscrutable. Fewer examples.
adjective. full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence. Synonyms: cryptic, occult, esoteric, secret. implying or suggesting a mystery: a mysterious smile. of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on the ancient tomb.
adj. 1. involving or full of mystery: a mysterious phone call. 2. suggesting or implying a mystery: a mysterious smile. 3. puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on an ancient tomb.
Something that is mysterious has a secret-like quality that makes it hard to understand or define, like your mysterious answers that made your friends curious about what you were really up to. A dark shadow skims across the surface of lake...a strange disease makes a city's inhabitants violently ill...a large, hairy creature is spotted ...
difficult to understand or explain; strange. He died in mysterious circumstances. the mysterious disappearance of an aircraft. Fate works in mysterious ways. the events that led up to her mysterious death by drowning. A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals. The whole thing was very mysterious. Extra Examples.
mysterious. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mys‧te‧ri‧ous /mɪˈstɪəriəs $ -ˈstɪr-/ adjective 1 mysterious events or situations are difficult to explain or understand The police are investigating the mysterious deaths of children at the hospital.
Definition of mysterious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
