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 [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

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 I wondered just what he meant by that cryptic remark.

Translations

cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] ADJ [message, clue] → críptico; [comment] → enigmático, críptico; (= coded) → en clave

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cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj (= mysterious) [message, reference, remark] → énigmatique cryptic crossword

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cryptic

adj remark etc → hintergründig, rätselhaft, schleierhaft; clue, riddle etc → verschlüsselt; you’re being very cryptic → du drückst dich sehr rätselhaft or schleierhaft aus

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cryptic [ˈkrɪptɪk] adj (mysterious) → oscuro/a; (puzzling) → enigmatico/a
cryptic crossword → cruciverba m a crittogramma

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cryptic

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