mysterious

Adjective
  1. Of an obscure nature (synset 300942713)
    "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
    similar to: incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for
    same as: cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mystifying
  2. Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence;
    Beyond ordinary understanding (synset 300903364)
    "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
    similar to: esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
    same as: mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, secret

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