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mystérieux — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cryptic adjective Having a hidden or puzzling meaning that is not immediately clear.
  • mysterious adj Difficult to understand or explain; hard to figure out.

Senses

mystérieux is used for these senses in English:

  • cryptic Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
  • mysterious Of unknown origin.

cryptic — full definition

  1. adjective Having a hidden or puzzling meaning that is not immediately clear.
  2. adjective Describing a crossword that uses wordplay, like anagrams or hidden words, rather than plain definitions.

mysterious — full definition

  1. adj Difficult to understand or explain; hard to figure out.
  2. adj Deliberately vague or secretive about something.

Related French words