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    mys·te·ri·ous
    /məˈstirēəs/

    adjective

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  2. The meaning of MYSTERIOUS is of, relating to, or constituting mystery. How to use mysterious in a sentence.

  3. strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given. He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. Synonyms. cryptic. enigmatic. inscrutable. Fewer examples.

  4. strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given. He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. Synonyms. cryptic. enigmatic. inscrutable. Fewer examples.

  5. Something that is mysterious has a secret-like quality that makes it hard to understand or define, like your mysterious answers that made your friends curious about what you were really up to.

  6. (of a place) seeming strange or secret. The gardens looked dark and mysterious in the twilight. (especially of people) strange and interesting because you do not know much about them synonym enigmatic. She meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help her. Her last years remain somewhat mysterious. Extra Examples.

  7. adj. 1. involving or full of mystery: a mysterious phone call. 2. suggesting or implying a mystery: a mysterious smile. 3. puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on an ancient tomb.

  8. 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 very mysterious. He began to feel sympathy for this slightly mysterious man.

  9. adjective. /mɪˈstɪriəs/ difficult to understand or explain; strange He died in mysterious circumstances. A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.

  10. Mysterious, inscrutable, mystical, obscure refer to that which is not easily comprehended or explained. That which is mysterious, by being unknown or puzzling, excites curiosity, amazement, or awe: a mysterious disease.

  11. mysterious. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mys‧te‧ri‧ous /mɪˈstɪəriəs $ -ˈstɪr-/ adjective 1 mysterious events or situations are difficult to explain or understand The police are investigating the mysterious deaths of children at the hospital.