puzzling

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: {enigmatic}, {enigmatical}]

2: lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity;

"sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone

who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" [syn: {confusing},

{perplexing}]