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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 enig·mat·ic /ˌɛ(ˌ)nɪgˈmætɪk ||ˌi(ˌ)nɪg-/
 (a.)陰陽怪氣的,謎一般的,高深莫測的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 E·nig·mat·ic E·nig·mat·ic·al a.  Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer; I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning has been disputed for centuries.
 Syn: -- dark, obscure, puzzling.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]