mysterious
adjective
[ mɪˈstɪərɪəs ]
• difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.
• "his colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances"
Similar:
puzzling,
strange,
peculiar,
curious,
funny,
queer,
odd,
weird,
bizarre,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
baffling,
perplexing,
bewildering,
confusing,
uncanny,
dark,
impenetrable,
incomprehensible,
unexplainable,
unfathomable,
Delphic,
sibylline,
unaccountable,
insoluble,
obscure,
arcane,
recondite,
secret,
esoteric,
occult,
cryptic,
hidden,
concealed,
supernatural,
mystical,
Origin:
late 16th century: from French mystérieux, from mystère ‘mystery’.
