Mysterious
11mysterious — [[t]mɪstɪ͟əriəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is mysterious is strange and is not known about or understood. He died in mysterious circumstances... A mysterious illness confined him to bed for over a month... The whole thing seems… …
12mysterious */*/ — UK [mɪˈstɪərɪəs] / US [mɪˈstɪrɪəs] adjective 1) a) not explained or understood They are investigating the mysterious disappearance of a young man. mysterious circumstances: He died in mysterious circumstances. b) not recognized or known a… …
13mysterious — mysteriously, adv. mysteriousness, n. /mi stear ee euhs/, adj. 1. full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence. 2. implying or suggesting a mystery: a mysterious smile. 3. of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.;… …
14mysterious — mys•te•ri•ous [[t]mɪˈstɪər i əs[/t]] adj. 1) involving or full of mystery: a mysterious phone call[/ex] 2) suggesting or implying a mystery: a mysterious smile[/ex] 3) puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on an ancient tomb[/ex]… …
15mysterious — adj. mysterious about (mysterious about one s past) * * * [mɪ stɪ(ə)rɪəs] mysterious about (mysterious about one s past) …
16mysterious — adjective Date: 1599 1. a. of, relating to, or constituting mystery < the mysterious ways of God > b. exciting wonder, curiosity, or surprise while baffling efforts to comprehend or identify ; mystifying < heard a mysterious noise > < a… …
17mysterious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Puzzling] Syn. puzzling, enigmatic, perplexing, strange, baffling, inexplicable, insoluble, unaccountable, inscrutable, confounding, shrouded in mystery; see also difficult 2 , unnatural 1 . 2. [Concerning powers beyond… …
18mysterious — adjective 1) he vanished in mysterious circumstances Syn: puzzling, strange, peculiar, curious, funny, queer, odd, weird, bizarre, mystifying, inexplicable, baffling, perplexing, incomprehensible, unexplainable, unfathomable …
19mysterious — adjective 1) mysterious circumstances Syn: puzzling, strange, peculiar, curious, funny, odd, weird, bizarre, mystifying, inexplicable, baffling, perplexing 2) he was being very mysterious Syn …
20mysterious — [mɪˈstɪəriəs] adj 1) not explained, understood, or known They are investigating the mysterious disappearance of a young man.[/ex] He died in mysterious circumstances.[/ex] 2) keeping things secret in a way that makes other people want to discover …
