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    cryptic
    /ˈkrɪptɪk/

    adjective

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

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

    adjective. uk / ˈkrɪp.tɪk / us / ˈkrɪp.tɪk / Add to word list. 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.

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

    The meaning of CRYPTIC is secret, occult. How to use cryptic in a sentence. The Mysterious Origins of Cryptic Synonym Discussion of Cryptic.

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

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

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRYPTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈkrɪp.tɪk / uk / ˈkrɪp.tɪk / Add to word list. 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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRYPTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand. He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges. My father's notes are more cryptic here.

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

    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. “the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms”

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

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

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

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

    1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See Synonyms at mysterious. 2. Secret or occult. 3. Using code or cipher. 4. Biology Tending to conceal or camouflage: cryptic coloring. [Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide .] cryp′ti·cal·ly adv. cryp′tic·ness n.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › crypticcryptic | meaning of cryptic in Longman Dictionary of...

    cryptic meaning, definition, what is cryptic: having a meaning that is mysterious or n...: Learn more.