cryp·tic (kr p tk) also cryp·ti·cal (-t-k l)
adj.
1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See Synonyms at ambiguous.
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. |
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Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adv. | 1. | cryptically - in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically |
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