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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

   Scrabble Points: 15

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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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     All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same...

   • Mysterious: French Translation

     MYSTERIOUS translate: mystérieux/-euse, mystérieux/-euse,...

   • Myself

     MYSELF definition: 1. used when the subject of the verb is...

   • Mysterious in Arabic

     MYSTERIOUS translate: غامِض. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Mysterious in Catalan

     mysterious translate: misteriós. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Mysterious in Polish

     MYSTERIOUS translate: tajemniczy, tajemniczy, tajemniczy....

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

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adjective mysterious, which means of, relating to, or constituting mystery. Find out how to use mysterious in a sentence and explore related phrases and words.

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

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   Find 143 words that mean mysterious, such as cryptic, enigmatic, or ambiguous, and their opposites, such as understandable, obvious, or clear. Learn the definition of mysterious and see examples of its usage and related words.

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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. 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.

8. 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.

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

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective mysterious, which describes something difficult to understand or explain, or someone strange and interesting. See example sentences, synonyms and word origin.