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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

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

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

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

    adjective. of an obscure nature. “the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms” synonyms: cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying. incomprehensible, inexplicable. incapable of being explained or accounted for. adjective. having a puzzling terseness. “a cryptic note” synonyms: breviloquent, concise.

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

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

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

    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. get it through your thick head idiom. it's all Greek to me idiom. labyrinthine.

  7. 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. American English : cryptic / ˈkrɪptɪk /

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

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

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › crypticCryptic Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Filter. adjective. Having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious; baffling. A cryptic comment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Secret or occult. American Heritage. Obscure and curt in expression. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Serving to conceal, as the form or coloration of certain animals. Webster's New World.

  10. 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.

  11. 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)