Both Uses of
enigma
in
Catch-22
- To German intelligence, Major — de Coverley was a vexatious enigma; not one of the hundreds of American prisoners would ever supply any concrete information about the elderly white-haired officer with the gnarled and menacing brow and blazing, powerful eyes who seemed to spearhead every important advance so fearlessly and successfully.†
Chpt 13
- He was disappointed, but not inclined to believe Yossarian, for he had been given a sign, a secret, enigmatic vision that he still lacked the boldness to divulge.†
Chpt 25 *
Definition:
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(enigma) something mysterious that seems unexplainable