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enigmatic

/ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/ adjective C1
  1. Pertaining to an enigma.
  2. Mysterious.
  3. Defying description.
  4. Enigmatical.
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Overton whoever he might be, since he had come with his enigmatic message to break that dangerous calm which brought more peril to my friend than all the storms of his tempestuous life.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 99 · C1
It was the sheet upon which I had scrawled the enigmatic message.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1
Then one morning there came an enigmatic note slipped into our letter box.
The Valley of Fear, p. 100 · C1

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