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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.

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

4. 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

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. 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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmysterious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › MysteriousMysterious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of mysterious – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   MYSTERIOUS definition: 1. strange or unknown, and not explained or understood: 2. refusing to talk about something and…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › mysteriousmysterious | meaning of mysterious in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    mysterious meaning, definition, what is mysterious: mysterious events or situations are diff...: Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishmysterious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of mysterious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.