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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 natureplay

  Familiarity information: MYSTIFYING used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MYSTIFYING (adjective)


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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