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ænigmatically

ænigmatically is the obsolete form of enigmatically.

Meaning of enigmatically

Adverb

enigmatically (comparative more enigmatically, superlative most enigmatically)

  1. Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
    • He hurried out, glad to escape, leaving Cora frowning enigmatically under her hair.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 234
  2. Behaving mysteriously or strangely.
    • "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."1919 October, John Galsworthy, chapter I, in Saint’s Progress, London: William Heinemann, published December 1919, →OCLC, part III, 1 §, page 220
  3. Functioning in a way that is unexplainable.

Forms of ænigmatically

comparativemore ænigmatically
superlativemost ænigmatically

Questions about ænigmatically

What is ænigmatically the obsolete form of?
Ænigmatically is the obsolete form of enigmatically.

Words near ænigmatically in the dictionary

  1. ænigma
  2. ænigmas
  3. ænigmata
  4. ænigmatic
  5. ænigmatical
  6. ænigmatically
  7. ænigmatick
  8. ænigmatist
  9. ænigmatists
  10. ænigmatite
  11. ænigmatites

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