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mysterious
[ mi-steer-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- full of, characterized by, or involving mystery:
a mysterious occurrence.
- implying or suggesting a mystery:
a mysterious smile.
- of obscure nature, meaning, origen, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable:
a mysterious inscription on the ancient tomb.
Synonyms: impenetrable, enigmatic, incomprehensible, unintelligible, unfathomable
mysterious
/ mɪˈstɪərɪəs /
adjective
- characterized by or indicative of mystery
- puzzling, curious, or enigmatic
Derived Forms
- mysˈteriously, adverb
- mysˈteriousness, noun
Other Words From
- mys·teri·ous·ly adverb
- mys·teri·ous·ness noun
- quasi-mys·teri·ous adjective
- quasi-mys·teri·ous·ly adverb
- unmys·teri·ous adjective
- unmys·teri·ous·ly adverb
- unmys·teri·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of mysterious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The world works in mysterious ways and if someday I ever got to see that end, I would be so thrilled.
Since then their adventures have involved everything from malfunctioning clothing to mysterious were-rabbits.
A sprawling, two-hour opus of dreamy pop and psychedelia, this is one of the year's most mysterious records.
A computer scientist has been found to have committed contempt of court for falsely and persistently claiming to be the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Some of this stuff is known as mysterious dark matter, others are things like dark comets, which as their name suggests, are far more difficult to see from Earth than something like Tsuchinshan-Atlas.
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