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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)

  1. Of unknown origin.
    Synonym: untraceable
  2. Having unknown qualities.
    Synonyms: esoteric, uncertain, undefined; see also Thesaurus:mysterious
    Hyponyms: anonymous, faceless, unexplored, unnamed, long-mysterious
  3. Difficult to understand.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:incomprehensible
  4. 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

wily

English

Etymology

From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly; equivalent to wile +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa?.li/
  • Rhymes: -a?li
  • Homophone: Wylie
  • Hyphenation: wi?ly

Adjective

wily (comparative wilier or more wily, superlative wiliest or most wily)

  1. Sly, cunning, full of tricks
    Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:wily

Derived terms

  • wilily
  • wiliness

Translations

wily From the web:

  • what wily means
  • what willy wonka character are you quiz
  • what willy's wonderland character are you
  • what willy-nilly means
  • what willy loman was in crossword
  • what willy wonka is really about
  • what willy cook recipes
  • what willy cook burrito
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