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mystifying

mystifying adjective: very hard to understand; baffling. Also the present participle and gerund of mystify.

Adjective

mystifying (comparative more mystifying, superlative most mystifying)

  1. Very hard to understand; baffling.
    Synonyms:
    fathomless

Also used as

mystifying is also the present participle and gerund of mystify.

Synonyms of mystifying

Forms of mystifying

comparativemore mystifying
superlativemost mystifying

Words formed from mystifying

Questions about mystifying

What does mystifying mean?
Mystifying means very hard to understand; baffling.
What part of speech is mystifying?
Mystifying is an adjective.

Words near mystifying in the dictionary

  1. mystifiedly
  2. mystifier
  3. mystifiers
  4. mystifies
  5. mystify
  6. mystifying
  7. mystifyingly
  8. mystique
  9. mystiques
  10. mysto
  11. mysto-magic

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