MEANING
Not readily explained or understood, or suggestive of hidden causes or knowledge.
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Words that belong together
- mysterious disappearance
- mysterious visitor
- mysterious circumstances
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The mysterious visitor asked for a room that no longer existed.
Her disappearance was mysterious because every exit had been watched.
Once the account book was found, the payments seemed less mysterious.
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- mysterious
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Can be ordinary rather than supernatural; state what remains unknown instead of using the adjective as a substitute for detail. Comparative more mysterious; superlative most mysterious. Derived adverb mysteriously.
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