enigmatic

adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning

of that enigmatic comment until much later";

"prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has

been disputed for centuries" [syn: {enigmatical}, {puzzling}]

2: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular

sayings of Victorian poets"; "so obscure that priests

might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" [syn: {oracular}]