enigmatic
adjective
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
Similar word(s): incomprehensible, uncomprehensible, enigmatical, puzzling
2. resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
- so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
- an enigmatic smile