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MYSTIFYING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mystifying mean?
• MYSTIFYING (adjective)
The adjective MYSTIFYING has 1 sense:
1. of an obscure nature
Familiarity information: MYSTIFYING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of an obscure nature
Synonyms:
cryptic; cryptical; deep; inscrutable; mysterious; mystifying
Context example:
rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
Similar:
incomprehensible; inexplicable (incapable of being explained or accounted for)
Context examples
I could not resist the temptation of mystifying him a bit—I suppose it is some of the taste of the original apple that remains still in our mouths—so I handed him the shorthand diary.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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