Meaning & Definition of Mysterious in English

1. 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"

2. Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence

• Beyond ordinary understanding

• "Mysterious symbols"

• "The mystical style of blake"

• "Occult lore"

• "The secret learning of the ancients"