puzzling

Adjective

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
  • sent confusing signals to Iraq
    
  • perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it
    
  • a puzzling statement
    

• not clear to the understanding
  • I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
    
  • prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  confusing , perplexing , enigmatic , enigmatical