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cryp·tic
(krĭp′tĭk) also cryp·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See Synonyms at mysterious.
2. Secret or occult.
3. Using code or cipher.
4. Biology Tending to conceal or camouflage: cryptic coloring.
[Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.]
cryp′ti·cal·ly adv.
cryp′tic·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | cryptically - in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically |
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cryptically
[ˈkrɪptɪkəli] adv (= mysteriously) [say, reply] → de façon énigmatiquecryptic crossword n → mots mpl croisés (dont les définitions sont données sous forme d'énigmes)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cryptically
adv → hintergründig, rätselhaft, schleierhaft; cryptically worded (letter, remark) → hintergründig etc formuliert; clue → verschlüsselt formuliert
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