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Enigmatic Moderate

Enigmatic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
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"

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"

3

Pertaining to an enigma.

Example Sentences
"I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later" adjective
"prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries" adjective
"the oracular sayings of Victorian poets" adjective
"so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it" adjective
"an enigmatic smile" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
tic otic etic ictic mutic lotic attic ontic istic vatic octic latic metic artic ustic matic votic retic optic nitic
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