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English Dictionary: enigmatic by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enigmatic
adj
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling
  2. resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"
    Synonym(s): enigmatic, oracular
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enigmatic \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
   \E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. [82]nigmatique.]
      Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or
      accounted for; darkly expressed; obscure; puzzling; as, an
      enigmatical answer.
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