cryptogrammaticadj.

Brit.

/ˌkrɪptəɡrəˈmatɪk/, U.S.

/ˌkrɪptəɡrəˈmædɪk/

Forms: 1800s– cryptogramatic, 1800s– cryptogrammatic.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: crypto- comb. form, Greek γραμματ- , γράμμα , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < crypto- comb. form + ancient Greek γραμματ-, γράμμα letter (see grammar n.) + -ic suffix, after cryptogram n., cryptogrammatist n., and probably also anagrammatic adj.

Of or relating to a cryptogram or cryptograms; written in code or cipher.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > [adjective] > of the nature of a cryptogram

cryptogrammatic1881

cryptogrammic1901

1881 Westm. Rev. July 146/1 Many are in cypher, the unpuzzling of which may be an amusement to those who are fascinated by cryptogrammatic difficulties.

1895 Daily News 17 Jan. 6/4 To offer insoluble conundrums in cryptogrammatic ellipsis.

1908 A. C. Laut Conquest Great Northwest I. vi. 108 A cryptogramatic order, which would have done credit to the mysterious cipher of pirates on the high seas.

1962 C. L. Wrenn in N. Davis & C. L. Wrenn Eng. & Medieval Stud. 314 The cryptogrammatic runes and oghams of the Hackness Cross.

1989 M. Robinson Mother Country ii. 175 The New Scientist is always of interest,..being a trove of cryptogrammatic journalism.

Derivatives

cryptograˈmmatical adj.

ΚΠ

1889 Youth's Compan. 20 June 319/4 (heading) Cryptogrammatical chronosticon.

1892 Athenæum 13 Feb. 211/2 Mr. Donnelly keeps his cryptogrammatical tendencies in check.

2001 A. John Total TXTMSG Dict. 3 With these cheeky, almost cryptogrammatical ciphers [sc. emoticons] all sorts of messages are conveyed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cryptogrammatic
释义	cryptogrammaticadj. Brit. /ˌkrɪptəɡrəˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˌkrɪptəɡrəˈmædɪk/ Forms: 1800s– cryptogramatic, 1800s– cryptogrammatic. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: crypto- comb. form, Greek γραμματ- , γράμμα , -ic suffix. Etymology: < crypto- comb. form + ancient Greek γραμματ-, γράμμα letter (see grammar n.) + -ic suffix, after cryptogram n., cryptogrammatist n., and probably also anagrammatic adj. Of or relating to a cryptogram or cryptograms; written in code or cipher. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > code, cipher > [adjective] > of the nature of a cryptogram cryptogrammatic1881 cryptogrammic1901 1881 Westm. Rev. July 146/1 Many are in cypher, the unpuzzling of which may be an amusement to those who are fascinated by cryptogrammatic difficulties. 1895 Daily News 17 Jan. 6/4 To offer insoluble conundrums in cryptogrammatic ellipsis. 1908 A. C. Laut Conquest Great Northwest I. vi. 108 A cryptogramatic order, which would have done credit to the mysterious cipher of pirates on the high seas. 1962 C. L. Wrenn in N. Davis & C. L. Wrenn Eng. & Medieval Stud. 314 The cryptogrammatic runes and oghams of the Hackness Cross. 1989 M. Robinson Mother Country ii. 175 The New Scientist is always of interest,..being a trove of cryptogrammatic journalism. Derivatives cryptograˈmmatical adj. ΚΠ 1889 Youth's Compan. 20 June 319/4 (heading) Cryptogrammatical chronosticon. 1892 Athenæum 13 Feb. 211/2 Mr. Donnelly keeps his cryptogrammatical tendencies in check. 2001 A. John Total TXTMSG Dict. 3 With these cheeky, almost cryptogrammatical ciphers [sc. emoticons] all sorts of messages are conveyed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1881
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