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mysterious
adjective
difficult
to
understand
or
explain
;
full
of
things
that
are
unknown
or
puzzling
•
A
mysterious
light
appeared
in
the
sky
just
after
midnight
.
A
mysterious
light
appeared
in
the
sky
just
after
midnight
.
•
The
archaeologists
uncovered
a
mysterious
symbol
carved
deep
into
the
ancient
stone
wall
.
The
archaeologists
uncovered
a
mysterious
symbol
carved
deep
into
the
ancient
stone
wall
.
From
mystery
+
-ous
;
first
recorded
in
the
late
17th
century
,
influenced
by
earlier
French
mystérieux
.
adjective
(
of
a
person
)
behaving
in
a
secretive
or
intriguing
way
that
makes
others
curious
•
The
new
neighbor
is
quite
mysterious
and
rarely
talks
to
anyone
.
The
new
neighbor
is
quite
mysterious
and
rarely
talks
to
anyone
.
•
She
offered
a
mysterious
smile
but
kept
silent
about
her
plans
.
She
offered
a
mysterious
smile
but
kept
silent
about
her
plans
.
mystery
noun
-
mystery
,
mysteries
something
that
is
difficult
or
impossible
to
understand
or
explain
•
Where
the
cat
goes
every
night
remains
a
mystery
.
Where
the
cat
goes
every
night
remains
a
mystery
.
•
Scientists
are
trying
to
solve
the
mystery
of
how
the
pyramids
were
built
.
Scientists
are
trying
to
solve
the
mystery
of
how
the
pyramids
were
built
.
From
Latin
mysterium
via
Old
French
mistere
,
originally
from
Ancient
Greek
mystḗrion
meaning
‘
secret
rite
’.