Enigmatic

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/

Alternative forms

• ænigmatic archaic
• ænigmatick obsolete
• enigmatick obsolete

Full definition of enigmatic

Adjective

1. Pertaining to an enigma.
2. Mysterious.
• 1910, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price Chapter 1, Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
3. Defying description.
4. (variant) Enigmatical.