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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cryptically, enigmatically, mysteriouslyadverb

    in a cryptic manner

    "we will meet again," he said cryptically

GCIDE

  1. Crypticallyadverb

    Secretly; occultly; in a manner so as to hide or obscure meaning.

Wiktionary

  1. crypticallyadverb

    In a cryptic manner.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Crypticallyadverb

    Occultly; secretly: perhaps in the following example, the author might have written critically.

    Etymology: from cryptical.

    We take the word acid in a familiar sense, without cryptically distinguishing it from those sapors that are a-kin to it. Boyle.

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  1. cryptically

    Cryptically refers to something that is expressed in an enigmatic or puzzling manner, often containing a hidden meaning that is difficult to understand or interpret. It can also relate to using or characterized by codes, ciphers, or secret writing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crypticallyadverb

    secretly; occultly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cryptically in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cryptically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Cryptically in a Sentence

  1. Dieter Hochuli:

    This is a surprisingly common phenomenon after floods, when we get these types of very heavy rains and flooding, these animals who spend their lives cryptically on the ground can't live there anymore, and do exactly what we try to do -- they move to the higher ground.

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