enigmatically
Collocations
3ADJ.
under
VERB + ENIGMATICALLY
frowning, leaving, said
ENIGMATICALLY + NOUN
hair
Definitions
adv
Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
He hurried out, glad to escape, leaving Cora frowning enigmatically under her hair.
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."
Functioning in a way that is unexplainable.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — in a cryptic manner
- cryptically
- mysteriously
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2He hurried out, glad to escape, leaving Cora frowning enigmatically under her hair.
Wiktionary"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."
Wiktionary