mysterious

adjective

mys·te·ri·ous | \ mi-ˈstir-ē-əs

Definition of mysterious

1a : of, relating to, or constituting mystery the mysterious ways of God

b : exciting wonder, curiosity, or surprise while baffling efforts to comprehend or identify : mystifying heard a mysterious noise a mysterious stranger a mysterious plane crash a mysterious illness

2 : stirred by or attracted to the inexplicable … to help a mysterious wizard … ward off the end of the world with blood sacrifices.— Robert Houston

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Examples of mysterious in a Sentence

the mysterious ways of nature We heard a mysterious noise outside our tent. He died under mysterious circumstances. A mysterious illness has been spreading through the city. There's something mysterious about that old woman. Her behavior was very mysterious.

Recent Examples on the Web The Robinsons were already struggling to get support from the local police department, but getting the public to recognize their son's mysterious disappearance has been another serious roadblock in their efforts to find Daniel. — Athena Ankrah, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2021 Shang-Chi is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 Oct. 2021 The missing woman’s family responded with its own statement calling on Laundrie to answer questions about the mysterious disappearance. — al, 15 Sep. 2021 The idea to explore the mysterious disappearance of Sudden Impact first came up when Holmes discovered his pal, The Walking Dead chief content officer Scott M. Gimple, shared his obscure fixation with the group. — Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021 Guests may also learn about the Society’s most iconic item of the 1930s--how it was connected to opera singer James Melton and about its mysterious disappearance. — courant.com, 9 Sep. 2021 According to insurance company Jewelers Mutual, mysterious disappearance is the No. 1 reason that its customers file a claim. — John Egan, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2021 This gripping novel by the Australian writer of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers follows the mysterious disappearance of Joy, an old woman in Sydney, who vanishes one Valentine’s Day after sending a confusing text to her grown children. — Tiana Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021 The state’s Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division said in a statement that one of its conservation officers, Joe Canfield, took an interest Leeman’s mysterious disappearance. — Fox News, 10 Aug. 2021

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