mysterious
adjective/mɪˈstɪriəs/
Frequency rank: #3,365 most common English word
Meaning
Difficult or impossible to understand or explain; strange.
Example sentence
The old, abandoned house had a very mysterious atmosphere that intrigued everyone.
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