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Meaning of 'cryptic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cryptic [ a.]
- Alt. of Cryptical

Meaning of 'cryptic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cryptic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having a puzzling terseness
Example in sentence:
  • a cryptic note
Meaning (2):
- of an obscure nature
Example in sentence:
  • a deep dark secret;
  • in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life;
  • rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands;
  • the inscrutable workings of Providence;
  • the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
Meaning (3):
- having a secret or hidden meaning
Example in sentence:
  • cabalistic symbols engraved in stone;
  • cryptic writings;
  • thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements

Nearby Words:

cry cryal cryer crying cryohydrate cryolite cryophorus crypt cryptal cryptical

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