enigmatic

en·ig·mat·ic  (ng-mtk) or en·ig·mat·i·cal (--kl)

adj.

Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

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[Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle; see enigma.]

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enig·mati·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	enigmatic - 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" enigmatical, puzzling uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
	2.	enigmatic - 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" oracular ambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"

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enigmatic or enigmatical

adjective mysterious, puzzling, obscure, baffling, ambiguous, perplexing, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unintelligible, paradoxical, cryptic, inscrutable, unfathomable, indecipherable, recondite, Delphic, oracular, sphinxlike << OPPOSITE straightforward

Translations

enigmatic [ɛnɪgˈmætɪk] adj → enigmático

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enigmatic [ɛnɪgˈmætɪk] adj → énigmatique

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enigmatic [ɛnɪgˈmætɪk] enigma adj → rätselhaft

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enigmatic [ɛnɪgˈmætɪk] adj → enigmatico/a