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mysterious
English
Etymology
From Middle French mystérieux.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??ri?s
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??st???i.?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /m??st??i.?s/
Adjective
mysterious (comparative more mysterious, superlative most mysterious)
- Of unknown origin.
- Synonym: untraceable
- Having unknown qualities.
- Synonyms: esoteric, uncertain, undefined; see also Thesaurus:mysterious
- Hyponyms: anonymous, faceless, unexplored, unnamed, long-mysterious
- Difficult to understand.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:incomprehensible
- Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:covert
Derived terms
- mysteriously
- mysteriousness
Related terms
- mystery
Translations
mysterious From the web:
- what mysterious means
- what mysterious mark is on the declaration of independence
- what does mysterious mean
- what's mysterious
evasive
English
Etymology
From French évasif, from Latin ?v?d?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ve?s?v/
Adjective
evasive (comparative more evasive, superlative most evasive)
- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
- Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.
Synonyms
- elusive, slippery, shifty, cagey, elusory, sly, noncommittal
- unclear, vague, equivocal, ambiguous
- tricky, deceitful, devious
Derived terms
- evasiveness
- unevasive
Translations
German
Adjective
evasive
- inflection of evasiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
evasive
- feminine plural of evasivo
evasive From the web:
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- what's evasive action
- what does invasive mean
- what do invasive mean
- evasive what part of speech
- what is evasive steering assist
- what does evasive mean in english
- what is evasiveness in pokemon
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