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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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cryptically adverb

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

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

3. 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.

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

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   adjective. us / ˈkrɪp·tɪk / Add to word list. mysterious and difficult to understand: a cryptic message / remark. (Definition of cryptic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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

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   A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.

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

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   Cryptic comments or messages are hard to understand because they seem to have a hidden meaning. Cryptic is from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptos, "hidden." This Greek adjective is the source of the English noun crypt, referring to a room under a church in which dead people are buried.

7. 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.

8. 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)

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. www.britannica.com › dictionary › crypticCryptic Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    CRYPTIC meaning: difficult to understand having or seeming to have a hidden meaning.

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

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    1. mysterious in meaning; puzzling. 2. secret; occult: cryptic writing.