Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Enigmatic \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
\E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]nigmatique.]
Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or
accounted for; darkly expressed; obscure; puzzling; as, an
enigmatical answer.
Source : WordNet®
enigmatic
adj 1: 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" [syn: {enigmatical}, {puzzling}]
2: 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" [syn: {oracular}]