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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crypticCryptic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : secret, occult. 2. a. : having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : mysterious. cryptic messages. cryptic prophecies. b. : marked by an often perplexing brevity. cryptic marginal notes. 3. : serving to conceal. cryptic coloration in animals. also : exhibiting cryptic coloration. cryptic animals. 4. : not recognized.

2. www.theglobeandmail.com › cryptic-crosswordThe Daily Cryptic Crossword - The Globe and Mail

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   Challenge yourself with The Globe and Mail's free daily cryptic crossword and other puzzles. Play online or print at home.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRYPTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   mysterious and difficult to understand: a cryptic message / remark.

4. lovattspuzzles.com › online-puzzles-competitionsPlay Lovatts Free Online Cryptic Crossword - Updated Daily

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   Lovatts Free Online Cryptic Crossword is updated daily. Includes a 7-day Puzzle Archive, Hints & Timer. Learn the rules of the cryptic crossword game.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › crypticCRYPTIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message. Synonyms: enigmatic. abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note. secret; occult: a cryptic writing. involving or using cipher, code, etc. Zoology. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crypticCryptic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of cryptic. adjective. having a secret or hidden meaning. “ cryptic writings”. synonyms: cabalistic, cryptical, kabbalistic, qabalistic, sibylline. esoteric. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. adjective. of an obscure nature.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › crypticCRYPTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   mysterious and difficult to understand: I got a cryptic text message from Sam. Synonyms. enigmatic. inscrutable. mysterious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult to understand. abstrusely. ambiguity. ambiguously. esoterically. fathomlessly. garble. get it through your thick head idiom. it's all Greek to me idiom. labyrinthine.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › crypticCRYPTIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   mysterious and difficult to understand: a cryptic comment / message. cryptically. adverb. (Definition of cryptic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

9. www.yourdictionary.com › crypticCryptic Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious; baffling. A cryptic comment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Secret or occult. American Heritage. Obscure and curt in expression. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Serving to conceal, as the form or coloration of certain animals. Webster's New World. Using code or cipher.

10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › crypticcryptic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 2, 2024 · cryptic (comparative more cryptic, superlative most cryptic) Having hidden (unapparent) meaning. Mystified or of an obscure nature.