Adjective: mysterious mi'steer-ee-us
- Of an obscure nature
"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptical or mysterious terms";
- cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mystifying
- Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
"mysterious symbols";
- mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic
See also: esoteric, incomprehensible, inexplicable
Encyclopedia: Mysterious