mysterious
Origin of mysterious
1synonym study For mysterious
Other words for mysterious
Other words from mysterious
- mys·te·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- mys·te·ri·ous·ness, noun
- qua·si-mys·te·ri·ous, adjective
- qua·si-mys·te·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- un·mys·te·ri·ous, adjective
- un·mys·te·ri·ous·ly, adverb
- un·mys·te·ri·ous·ness, noun
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How to use mysterious in a sentence
“The Boy from the Woods,” by Harlan CobenA loner with a mysterious past goes in search of a missing girl whose disappearance rocks the local community.
October paperback releases: 14 books to read now | Stephanie Merry | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostQ, The sort of mysterious figure at the center of Q Anon has even put posts up for their followers, telling them not to use Q Anon hashtags anymore because it makes the content too easy to find.
Podcast: How online misinformation murdered the truth | Anthony Green | October 29, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSome were told the phenomenon was well understood by experts, some were told it was mysterious, and some were told it was understood but classified.
Its mysterious nature—what we know of it comes largely from studying teeth—makes it enticing to imagine the Meg’s pulled off the ultimate vanishing act and could, perhaps, reemerge at any moment.
Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas? | By Riley Black | October 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceNext, Houghton, who was then working for a pharmaceutical firm named Chiron, collected DNA and RNA from infected chimpanzees to try and identify the mysterious virus.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to the trio that discovered hepatitis C | Sara Kiley Watson | October 5, 2020 | Popular-Science
He gave up the solution by seeking refuge in the mysteriousness of God's knowledge.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThe mere mysteriousness of the matter ought to have fired curiosity and compelled exploration; but this did not occur.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)For since that girl who had come to his home had suddenly gone away with equal mysteriousness his master was once more his slave.
The Loves of Ambrose | Margaret VandercookNow up to this time Frau Knapf had maintained a Mrs. Harris-like mysteriousness.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed | Edna FerberAfter that appalling things happened, and the mysteriousness of the morning was explained to Mary.
The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for mysterious
/ (mɪˈstɪərɪəs) /
characterized by or indicative of mystery
puzzling, curious, or enigmatic
Derived forms of mysterious
- mysteriously, adverb
- mysteriousness, noun
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