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1. (adj.) cryptic
mysterious in meaning; puzzling.
2. cryptic
secret; occult:
cryptic writing.
3. cryptic
involving or using cipher or code.
4. cryptic
Zool. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < LL crypticus < Gk kryptikós hidden)
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1. (adj) cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
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"
2. (adj) cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline
having a secret or hidden meaning
"cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther
3. (adj) cryptic
having a puzzling terseness
"a cryptic note"
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1. (adj) cryptic
alt. of Cryptical
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Sense: intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of
a cryptic message.
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 Afrikaans: geheim, raaiselagtig, dui |
 Arabic: غامِض، مُبْـهـم |
 Bulgarian: неразгадаем |
 Brazilian: misterioso |
 Czech: záhadný |
 German: rätselhaft |
 Danish: kryptisk; uklar; mystisk |
 Greek: επίτηδες δυσνόητος |
 Spanish: oculto, secreto, enigmáti |
 Estonian: krüpteeritud |
 Farsi: مرموز؛ مبهم |
 Finnish: arvoituksellinen |
 French: énigmatique |
 Hebrew: בָּעַל מַשמָעוּת נִסתֶרֶת |
 Hindi: गुप्त |
 Croatian: zamršen, šifriran |
 Hungarian: rejtélyes |
 Indonesian: sulit dipahami |
 Icelandic: dularfullur |
 Italian: criptico |
 Japanese: 謎めいた |
 Korean: 불가해한 |
 Lithuanian: mįslingas |
 Latvian: noslēpumains; mīklains |
 Malay: tersembunyi |
 Dutch: raadselachtig |
 Norwegian: kryptisk, gåtefull, mysti |
 Polish: zagadkowy |
 Persian: مرموز؛ مبهم |
 Pashto: مرموز،مبهم |
 Portuguese: misterioso |
 Romanian: criptic; enigmatic |
 Russian: таинственный |
 Slovak: záhadný |
 Slovenian: skriven |
 Serbian: šifrovan |
 Swedish: kryptisk |
 Thai: ที่เป็นความลับ |
 Turkish: esrarengiz, anlaşılması g |
 Taiwanese: 難解的 |
 Ukrainian: таємний; загадковий |
 Urdu: پیچیدہ، غامض |
 Vietnamese: bí ẩn |
 Chinese: 隐义的，含义模糊的 |
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