Cryptically

cryp·tic  (krptk) also cryp·ti·cal (-t-kl)

adj.

1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

2. Secret or occult.

3. Using code or cipher.

4. Biology Tending to conceal or camouflage: cryptic coloring.

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[Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.]

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crypti·cal·ly adv.

cryptic·ness n.

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Adv.

1.

cryptically - in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically enigmatically, mysteriously