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   mysterious

   /mɪˈstɪərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify: "his colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances" Similar puzzlingstrangepeculiarcuriousfunnyqueeroddweirdbizarremystifyinginexplicablebafflingperplexingbewilderingconfusinguncannydarkimpenetrableincomprehensibleunexplainableunfathomableDelphicsibyllineunaccountableinsolubleobscurearcanereconditesecretesotericoccultcryptichiddenconcealedsupernaturalmysticalOpposite straightforward
   • ▪ (of a location) having an atmosphere of strangeness or secrecy: "a dark, mysterious, windowless building"
   • ▪ (of a person) deliberately enigmatic: "she was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband" Similar enigmaticinscrutablesecretivesphinxlikecloak-and-daggerreticentnon-committaldiscreetevasivefurtivesurreptitiouscovertblackOpposite open

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French mystérieux, from mystère ‘mystery’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mysteriousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMYSTERIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady. She claims to have occult powers, given to her by some mysterious spirit. These mysterious creatures live at the bottom of the ocean. When I got home, I found a mysterious message sellotaped to the front door. She wondered who'd sent her the mysterious email.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mysteriousMysterious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MYSTERIOUS is of, relating to, or constituting mystery. How to use mysterious in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › mysteriousMYSTERIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Mysterious definition: full of, characterized by, or involving mystery. See examples of MYSTERIOUS used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典MYSTERIOUS中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   mysterious翻译：神秘的事物，难以理解的事物，谜。了解更多。

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMYSTERIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady. She claims to have occult powers, given to her by some mysterious spirit. These mysterious creatures live at the bottom of the ocean. When I got home, I found a mysterious message sellotaped to the front door. She wondered who'd sent her the mysterious email.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › mysteriousMYSTERIOUS Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for MYSTERIOUS: cryptic, enigmatic, mystic, uncanny, enigmatical, obscure, dark, deep; Antonyms of MYSTERIOUS: understandable, intelligible, obvious, apparent, unmistakable, clear, evident, plain.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › mysteriousmysterious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   mysterious. adjective. /mɪˈstɪəriəs/. /mɪˈstɪriəs/. 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.