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   cryptic

   /ˈkrɪptɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure: "he found his boss's utterances too cryptic"
   • ▪ (of a crossword) having difficult clues which indicate the solutions indirectly.
   • 2. (of coloration or markings) serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment: "cryptic plumage is thought to minimize predation"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos ‘hidden’. cryptic (sense 2) dates from the late 19th century.

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   • 1. cryptically adverb

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2. 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.

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

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

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

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   Cryptic definition: mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous. See examples of CRYPTIC used in a sentence.

5. 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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › crypticCryptic - definition of cryptic by The Free Dictionary

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   1. hidden; secret; occult. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (esp of comments, sayings, etc) obscure in meaning. 3. (Zoology) (of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRYPTIC | 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. 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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishcryptic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of cryptic adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCRYPTIC | 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)

11. en.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.