Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand. Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films. + enigmatically en·ig·mati·cal·ly `Corbiere didn't deserve this,' she said enigmatically. mysterious and difficult to understand enigmatic smile/expression etc
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"
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
Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or accounted for; darkly expressed; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer
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"