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US
/ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/
]
[ UK /ˌɛnɪɡmˈætɪk/ ]
[ UK /ˌɛnɪɡmˈætɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
an enigmatic smile
the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it -
not clear to the understanding
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
How To Use enigmatic In A Sentence
- A long corridor acts as a horizontal spine connecting many small alcoves and hallways while an exposed concrete volume punctures this rectilinear framework as an enigmatic vertical intervention.
- That explains the enigmatic smile. The Sun
- She seemed to exist in a rarefied air of lonely but enigmatic beauty. Times, Sunday Times
- Mom and dad are setting the table for supper, a weird enigmatic smile on their face.
- To many, he remains an enigmatic figure. The Sun
- His alcoholism took a toll on his enigmatic, sphinx-like charm.
- prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
- We also observe very fine rims of apparent new zircon of enigmatic origin at lower grade in the aureole.
- All I could find about this enigmatic term was some World of Warcraft guy, and some scientific stuff about the embryonic phase of an animal preceding the "gastrula" phase. YesButNoButYes: Caption Competition
- The play, after all, is the very antithesis of the romantic drama its enigmatic title might suggest.
