Enigmatically

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.

    "He hurried out, glad to escape, leaving Cora frowning enigmatically under her hair."

  2. 2
    Behaving mysteriously or strangely.

    ""Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover.""

  3. 3
    Functioning in a way that is unexplainable.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a cryptic manner wordnet

Synonyms

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crypticallyexceptionallyextraordinarilyincrediblymarvelouslymiraculously

Example

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"He hurried out, glad to escape, leaving Cora frowning enigmatically under her hair."

Etymology

From enigmatic + -ally.

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