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cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk], cryptical adj
1. hidden; secret; occult 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (esp of comments, sayings, etc.) obscure in meaning 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape [from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos concealed; see crypt] cryptically adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cryptic Translations cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] ADJ [message, clue] → críptico; [comment] → enigmático, críptico; (= coded) → en clave cryptic adj remark etc → hintergründig, rätselhaft, schleierhaft; clue, riddle etc → verschlüsselt; you’re being very cryptic → du drückst dich sehr rätselhaft or schleierhaft aus cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj (mysterious) → oscuro/a; (puzzling) → enigmatico/a cryptic crossword → cruciverba m a crittogramma cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj (mysterious) → oscuro/a; (puzzling) → enigmatico/a cryptic crossword → cruciverba m a crittogramma adj cryptic [ˈkriptik] intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of a cryptic message. geheim, raaiselagtig, duister, kripties غامِض، مُبْـهـم неразгадаем záhadný kryptisk; uklar; mystisk rätselhaft επίτηδες δυσνόητος oculto, secreto, enigmático krüpteeritud مرموز؛ مبهم arvoituksellinen énigmatique בָּעַל מַשמָעוּת נִסתֶרֶת गुप्त zamršen, šifriran rejtélyes sulit dipahami dularfullur criptico 謎めいた 불가해한 mįslingas noslēpumains; mīklains tersembunyi raadselachtig kryptisk, gåtefull, mystisk zagadkowy misterioso criptic; enigmatic таинственный záhadný skriven šifrovan kryptisk ที่เป็นความลับ esrarengiz, anlaşılması güç 難解的 таємний; загадковий پیچیدہ، غامض bí ẩn 隐义的,含义模糊的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I don't like cats as is women," was Alec's cryptic reply. Hence the name, which has no cryptic significance, but only fact. The father and daughter would have been quite content, apparently, to eat their dinner in silence, or with a few cryptic remarks expressed in a shorthand which could not be understood by the servants. |
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