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MYSTIFYING
cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
(adjective) of an obscure nature; “the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms”; “a deep dark secret”; “the inscrutable workings of Providence”; “in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life”- Rachel Carson; “rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
mystifying (comparative more mystifying, superlative most mystifying)
Very hard to understand; baffling.
Verb
mystifying
present participle of mystify
Source: Wiktionary
MYSTIFY
Mys"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mystified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mystifying.] Etym: [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st Mystery, and -fy.]
1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.
2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly. Ld. Campbell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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