mystificn.adj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈstɪfɪk/, U.S.

/mɪˈstɪfɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mystic adj., -ific comb. form.

Etymology: < myst- (in mystic adj., etc.) + -ific comb. form, after mystification n.

rare.

†A. n.

= mystifier n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > practitioner > who bamboozles

banterer1709

bamboozler1712

mystery-monger1772

mystifier1821

mystificator1823

mystifica1849

prestidigitator1870

a1849 E. A. Poe Mystification in Wks. (1864) IV. 253 In no instance before that of which I speak, have I known the habitual mystific escape the natural consequences of his manœuvres.

B. adj.

Mysterious, mystifying.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective] > causing mystification

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

mystery-mongering1901

mystific1990

1990 Los Angeles Times 20 Mar. p8/6 Those who want to extend the Helms amendment to ban this mystific ‘indecency’ on the air 24 hours a day cannot deny they are trying to censor art and socially relevant speech.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mystific
释义	mystificn.adj. Brit. /mᵻˈstɪfɪk/, U.S. /mɪˈstɪfɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mystic adj., -ific comb. form. Etymology: < myst- (in mystic adj., etc.) + -ific comb. form, after mystification n. rare. †A. n. = mystifier n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > practitioner > who bamboozles banterer1709 bamboozler1712 mystery-monger1772 mystifier1821 mystificator1823 mystifica1849 prestidigitator1870 a1849 E. A. Poe Mystification in Wks. (1864) IV. 253 In no instance before that of which I speak, have I known the habitual mystific escape the natural consequences of his manœuvres. B. adj. Mysterious, mystifying. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective] > causing mystification mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 mystery-mongering1901 mystific1990 1990 Los Angeles Times 20 Mar. p8/6 Those who want to extend the Helms amendment to ban this mystific ‘indecency’ on the air 24 hours a day cannot deny they are trying to censor art and socially relevant speech. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1849
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