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US
/mɪˈstɪɹiəs/
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[ UK /mɪstˈiəɹɪəs/ ]
[ UK /mɪstˈiəɹɪəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of an obscure nature
in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
the inscrutable workings of Providence
rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
a deep dark secret
the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms -
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
the mystical style of Blake
occult lore
the secret learning of the ancients
mysterious symbols
How To Use mysterious In A Sentence
- The mysterious jack snipe is a typical bird of the often water-logged northern taiga, birch and willow country.
- The worst of the attack is over but I'm still spending a great deal of time sleeping and, although the fever's gone, the mysterious joint and muscular aches remain.
- Solomon himself impersonated the phallic god Baal-Rimmon, "Lord of the Pomegranate," when he was united with his divine bride, the mysterious Shulamite, and drank the juice of her pomegranate Song of Solomon 8:2. Archive 2008-03-01
- We also ate a lot of mysterious crumbed meats accompanied with fried potatoes.
- Friday, March 27, 2009 at 06: 41 PM how odd to read this particular bit of news as i enjoy one of the only still-functioning electrical devices in my home (the computer), the others suffering from a mysterious anti-surge, in which switches produce only intermittent and then very weak current. nothing is 'crame' but the fridge has no cold, the water-heater no heat, the lamps flicker like candles guttering out their last wisp of light, etc. the electrician will be coming tomorrow; meanwhile one is very conscious of being (but not wishing to be) very spoiled and electrodependent ...... Cramer - French Word-A-Day
- Hesher (Director: Spencer Susser; Screenwriters: Spencer Susser and David Michod; Story by Brian Charles Frank) — A mysterious, anarchical trickster descends on the lives of a family struggling to deal with a painful loss. Sundance 2010 Competition Lineup Arrives, And Here Are Some Highlights » MTV Movies Blog
- Searle wants to deny that collective intentions are analyzable in terms of singular intentions, but he also wants (and in my view with better reasons) to deny that there are collective spirits or other mysterious creations.
- This would suggest that he might have returned to bed before collapsing and dying in mysterious circumstances. Times, Sunday Times
- Along the rocky paths Buddhist monks appear like ghosts and vanish mysteriously into the trees.
- He stacked the books on pedestals, making three mysterious columns on one side of the shadowy gallery, two on the other.
