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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’.

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   • 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.

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

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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 › 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.

6. 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。

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMYSTERIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.thesaurus.com › browse › mysterious66 Synonyms & Antonyms for MYSTERIOUS | Thesaurus.com

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   Find 66 different ways to say MYSTERIOUS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmysterious 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.

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    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.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › mysteriousMysterious Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    MYSTERIOUS meaning: 1 : strange, unknown, or difficult to understand; 2 : to talk or behave in a way that makes other people feel that you must have a secret