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adjective

Cryptical, Cryptic adj.

Hidden; secret; occult. "Her (nature's) more cryptic ways of working."

Incomprehensible to those not familiar with the culture or jargon; as, the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms.

Synonyms: inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying.

Having a secret or hidden meaning; as, cryptic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings.

Synonyms: cabalistic, occult, secret, sibylline.

Having a puzzling terseness; as, a cryptic note.

Not evident; unrecognized; as, a cryptic infection.

Written in a code or cipher; as, a cryptic message.

Synonyms: encoded, enciphered, encrypted.

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Etymology of 'Cryptic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cryptic" Quotes from Famous Books

... of interstellar space, Beyond the sunlight and the storm, Appears that lightning-laden form, That toothful smile, that cryptic face. ...

— The Broadway Anthology • Edward L. Bernays, Samuel Hoffenstein, Walter J. Kingsley, Murdock Pemberton

... and the twins, their eyes bright with the unholy light of mischief, never looked at her. They sometimes looked heavenward with a sublime contentment that drove Connie nearly frantic. Occasionally they uttered cryptic words about the morrow,—and the older members of the family smiled pleasantly, but Connie shuddered. She remembered ...

— Prudence Says So • Ethel Hueston

... know," came his cryptic answer. "She is your one great, good friend. She thinks a great deal of you, and you have done several things to cause that admiration. Now, Mr. Fairchild, coming to the point, suppose she should point a way out of ...

— The Cross-Cut • Courtney Ryley Cooper

... my neck. Yet did you ever see anything so graceful as those two girls and that magnificent dog when they went over? I tell you, girls, we've got something worth while in this school now, believe me. And just you wait!" and with this cryptic ending Juno jockeyed ...

— Peggy Stewart at School • Gabrielle E. Jackson

... the universe" is a resonant phrase needing interpretation. The rulers of Japan to-day, if they were interrogated on the subject, would probably reply that the record of Japan for over thirty-eight years past is the practical interpretation of the Emperor's cryptic utterance. Be that as it may, the ink was hardly dry on the Imperial edict before Japan laid herself out with earnestness, not to say enthusiasm, to carry into effect the principles enunciated in the edict. The whole country ...

— The Empire of the East • H. B. Montgomery

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