cryptic
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tɪk 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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cryptic or cryptical (ˈkrɪptɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | hidden; secret; occult |
| 2. | (esp of comments, sayings, etc) obscure in meaning |
| 3. | (of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape |
| [C17: from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos concealed; see | |
| cryptical or cryptical | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos concealed; see | |
| 'cryptically or cryptical | |
| —adv | |
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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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Medical Dictionary
cryptic cryp·tic (krĭp'tĭk)
n.
Hidden or concealed.
Tending to conceal or camouflage, as the coloring of an animal.
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Example sentences
Mathematical signs and symbols are often cryptic, but the best of them offer visual clues to their own meaning.
There are a few cryptic inscriptions on the wax discs and cylinders and some notes from past curators.
Sometimes, the results of science can be a little cryptic.
My cryptic comment above, of course, needs a little elaboration.
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