enigmatic

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This altarpiece marks the Italian artist coming into his own at the end of the Renaissance, its vision of Christ after his crucifixion rendered in an expressive, enigmatic style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Olsen: One of the things I really appreciate about the movie is the way that it sort of dares to be enigmatic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

They instead focus on something more ambitious, and enigmatic: Viollet-le-Duc’s complex relationship to drawing itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

We wouldn’t be drawn to “Labyrinth” all these years later if Bowie hadn’t poured a searing alloy of androgyny and enigmatic intent into a mold and popped out his Goblin King.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

But except for one or two enigmatic features, nothing of the sort is apparent in the exquisite profusion of Martian surface detail uncovered by unmanned spacecraft.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan