Cryptical
[krip-tik] /ˈkrɪp tɪk/
adjective, Also, cryptical
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.
/ˈkrɪptɪk/
adjective
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
adj.
1630s, “hidden, occult, mystical,” from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos “fit for concealing,” from kryptos “hidden” (see crypt). Meaning “mysterious, enigmatic” is recorded from 1920. Related: Cryptically.
cryptic cryp·tic (krĭp’tĭk)
n.
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