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adjective Also, cryp·ti·cal.
1.
mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
2.
abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note.
3.
secret; occult: a cryptic writing.
4.
involving or using cipher, code, etc.
5.
Zoology. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.
noun
6.
a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.
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cryp·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·cryp·tic, adjective
non·cryp·ti·cal, adjective
non·cryp·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
cryptic
1630s, "hidden, occult, mystical," from L. crypticus, from Gk. kryptikos "fit for concealing," from kryptos "hidden" (see crypt). Meaning "mysterious, enigmatic" is recorded from 1920. Related: Cryptically.
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cryptic cryp·tic (krĭp'tĭk)
n.
Hidden or concealed.
Tending to conceal or camouflage, as the coloring of an animal.
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