cryptic

[ krip-tik ]

/ ˈkrɪp tɪk /

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adjective Also cryp·ti·cal.

mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.

abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note.

secret; occult: a cryptic writing.

involving or using cipher, code, etc.

Zoology. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.

noun

a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.

Origin of cryptic

1595–1605; <Late Latin crypticus<Greek kryptikós hidden. See crypt, -ic

SYNONYMS FOR cryptic

1 enigmatic, perplexing.

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synonym study for cryptic

1. See ambiguous.

OTHER WORDS FROM cryptic

cryp·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·cryp·tic, adjectivenon·cryp·ti·cal, adjectivenon·cryp·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cryptic

cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptanalyze, cryptectomy, cryptesthesia, cryptic, cryptitis, crypto, cryptoanalysis, cryptobiont, cryptobiosis

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Example sentences from the Web for cryptic

The cryptic message was accompanied by a change to Abovitz’s Twitter bio referencing something called Project Phoenix.
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one|Verne Kopytoff|September 26, 2020|Fortune
After two weeks of nearly daily posts, he retired the project with one final, cryptic, self-written message.
A college kid’s fake, AI-generated blog fooled tens of thousands. This is how he made it.|Karen Hao|August 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened.
Pyongyang Shuffle: Hollywood In Dead Panic Over Sony Hack|James Poulos|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was like some cryptic English-Chekhovian figure, playing out the last days of his private, imagined Raj.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Kurant has crafted a new, cryptic narrative in which the three redundant characters come together in a wrecking yard.
CPR for Actors Killed By Tarantino and Coppola|Blake Gopnik|December 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I also think Damian Lewis's performance was stellar in episode after episode: vivid, cryptic, and (against all odds) believable.
‘Homeland’ Finale Shocker: A Death in the Family|Andrew Romano|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She wants an explanation of the cryptic glares and whispers, but they disappear.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 29, 2013|G. Clay Whittaker, Jen Vafidis|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I confess I prefer Laforgue, who at his most cryptic is never so wildly tantalising as Rimbaud.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker
It is no longer a detail of the Strand, but a cryptic symbol of human life.
Prose Fancies (Second Series)|Richard Le Gallienne
They were a solid maze of unknown symbols and cryptic charts.
Planet of the Damned|Harry Harrison
And perhaps—or perhaps not—his British brain some day unraveled the meaning of cryptic retort.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
While the two men watched, Judith read back the cryptic information interpolated by the ship's mass-proximity detector.
The Women-Stealers of Thrayx|Fox B. Holden

British Dictionary definitions for cryptic

cryptic

cryptical

/ (ˈkrɪptɪk) /

adjective

hidden; secret; occult

(esp of comments, sayings, etc) obscure in meaning

(of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape

Derived forms of cryptic

cryptically, adverb

Word Origin for cryptic

C17: from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos concealed; see crypt

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cryptic

cryptic

[ krĭp′tĭk ]

n.

Hidden or concealed.

Tending to conceal or camouflage, as the coloring of an animal.

单词	cryptic
释义	cryptic [ krip-tik ] / ˈkrɪp tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cryptic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also cryp·ti·cal. mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message. abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note. secret; occult: a cryptic writing. involving or using cipher, code, etc. Zoology. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage. noun a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle. Origin of cryptic 1595–1605; <Late Latin crypticus<Greek kryptikós hidden. See crypt, -ic SYNONYMS FOR cryptic 1 enigmatic, perplexing. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cryptic ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for cryptic 1. See ambiguous. OTHER WORDS FROM cryptic cryp·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·cryp·tic, adjectivenon·cryp·ti·cal, adjectivenon·cryp·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby cryptic cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptanalyze, cryptectomy, cryptesthesia, cryptic, cryptitis, crypto, cryptoanalysis, cryptobiont, cryptobiosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cryptic The cryptic message was accompanied by a change to Abovitz’s Twitter bio referencing something called Project Phoenix. Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one\|Verne Kopytoff\|September 26, 2020\|Fortune After two weeks of nearly daily posts, he retired the project with one final, cryptic, self-written message. A college kid’s fake, AI-generated blog fooled tens of thousands. This is how he made it.\|Karen Hao\|August 14, 2020\|MIT Technology Review Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened. Pyongyang Shuffle: Hollywood In Dead Panic Over Sony Hack\|James Poulos\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He was like some cryptic English-Chekhovian figure, playing out the last days of his private, imagined Raj. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Kurant has crafted a new, cryptic narrative in which the three redundant characters come together in a wrecking yard. CPR for Actors Killed By Tarantino and Coppola\|Blake Gopnik\|December 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I also think Damian Lewis's performance was stellar in episode after episode: vivid, cryptic, and (against all odds) believable. ‘Homeland’ Finale Shocker: A Death in the Family\|Andrew Romano\|December 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She wants an explanation of the cryptic glares and whispers, but they disappear. This Week’s Hot Reads: April 29, 2013\|G. Clay Whittaker, Jen Vafidis\|April 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I confess I prefer Laforgue, who at his most cryptic is never so wildly tantalising as Rimbaud. Ivory Apes and Peacocks\|James Huneker It is no longer a detail of the Strand, but a cryptic symbol of human life. Prose Fancies (Second Series)\|Richard Le Gallienne They were a solid maze of unknown symbols and cryptic charts. Planet of the Damned\|Harry Harrison And perhaps—or perhaps not—his British brain some day unraveled the meaning of cryptic retort. Superwomen\|Albert Payson Terhune While the two men watched, Judith read back the cryptic information interpolated by the ship's mass-proximity detector. The Women-Stealers of Thrayx\|Fox B. Holden British Dictionary definitions for cryptic cryptic cryptical / (ˈkrɪptɪk) / adjective hidden; secret; occult (esp of comments, sayings, etc) obscure in meaning (of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape Derived forms of cryptic cryptically, adverb Word Origin for cryptic C17: from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos concealed; see crypt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cryptic enigmatic, ambiguous, veiled, equivocal, strange, arcane, mysterious, incomprehensible, vague, abstruse, apocryphal, cabalistic, dark, esoteric, evasive, hidden, inexplicable, murky, mystic, mystical Medical definitions for cryptic cryptic [ krĭp′tĭk ] n. Hidden or concealed. Tending to conceal or camouflage, as the coloring of an animal. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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cryptic

adjective Also cryp·ti·cal.

noun

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cryptical

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n.