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Unclear vs Mysterious - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between unclear and mysterious

is that unclear is ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation while mysterious is of unknown origin.

unclear

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
  • Not clearly or explicitly defined.
  • Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.
  • Derived terms

    * unclearly , rare

    Anagrams

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    mysterious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of unknown origin.
  • He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
  • Having unknown qualities.
  • Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
  • Difficult to understand.
  • Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious .
  • Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
  • Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.

    Derived terms

    * mysteriously * mysteriousness