cryptic
cryptic definition
cryp·tic (krip′tik)
adjective
- having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious; baffling a cryptic comment
- obscure and curt in expression
- Zool. serving to conceal, as the form or coloring of certain animals
Etymology: LL crypticus < Gr kryptikos < kryptos: see crypt
Also cryptical cryp′·ti·cal
Related Forms:
- cryptically cryp′·ti·cally adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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