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enigmatic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′ig mat′ik, ē′nig-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•ig•mat•ic  (en′ig mat′ik, ē′nig-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. resembling an enigma;
    perplexing;
    mysterious.
Also, en′ig•mat′i•cal. 
  • Greek ainigmatikós, equivalent. to ainigmat- (stem of aínigma) enigma + -ikos -ic
  • Late Latin aenigmaticus
  • 1620–30
en′ig•mat′i•cal•ly, adv. 
    puzzling, baffling, cryptic. See ambiguous. 
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