Brooding
Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
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Mysterious and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mysterious" instead an adjective "Brooding".
Mysterious
Mysterious adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Brooding and mysterious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Mysterious".
Nearby Words: mystery, mysteriously
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Both words in one sentence
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He's fun character and lacks the brooding or mysterious part of the appeal.
Source: Tall, Dark and Handsome -
Mr Rochester of the book is often described as downright ugly, though he's intelligent and has mysterious and brooding aura about him which makes him attractive.
Source: Adaptational Attractiveness - Gambit of the X-Men is this (especially in the '90s): The dark, brooding and mysterious guy with a horrible past and a dark secret, a cool gimmick, a trenchcoat... and the playful nature of playing basketball shirtless.
Source: Mr Fanservice / Comic Books
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