cryptic

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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cryptic

Adjective

having a hidden or secret meaning; puzzling: no-one knew what he meant by that cryptic remark [Greek kruptos concealed]

cryptically adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	cryptic - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands" cryptical, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, deep incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
	2.	cryptic - having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, sibylline, cryptical esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
	3.	cryptic - having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note" concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

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cryptic

adjective mysterious, dark, coded, puzzling, obscure, vague, veiled, ambiguous, enigmatic, perplexing, arcane, equivocal, abstruse, Delphic, oracular

Translations

cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj → enigmático

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cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj → énigmatique

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cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj → hintergründig, rätselhaft;

(clue) → verschlüsselt

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cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj → ermetico/a