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cryptic
[ krip-tik ]
adjective
- mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous:
a cryptic message.
Synonyms: enigmatic
- abrupt; terse; short:
a cryptic note.
- secret; occult:
a cryptic writing.
- involving or using cipher, code, etc.
- Zoology. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.
noun
- a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.
cryptic
/ ˈkrɪptɪk /
adjective
- hidden; secret; occult
- (esp of comments, sayings, etc) obscure in meaning
- (of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape
Derived Forms
- ˈcryptically, adverb
Other Words From
- crypti·cal·ly adverb
- non·cryptic adjective
- non·crypti·cal adjective
- non·crypti·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cryptic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Neon’s somewhat cryptic demos showed off virtual, AI-powered avatars that were surprisingly convincing and conversational.
Some people write love letters, some try to fool others into thinking they’re actually traveling, and some send cryptic messages anonymously.
Search engines can intuit what you’re looking for from a few cryptic keywords.
The cryptic message was accompanied by a change to Abovitz’s Twitter bio referencing something called Project Phoenix.
After two weeks of nearly daily posts, he retired the project with one final, cryptic, self-written message.
Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened.
He was like some cryptic English-Chekhovian figure, playing out the last days of his private, imagined Raj.
Kurant has crafted a new, cryptic narrative in which the three redundant characters come together in a wrecking yard.
I also think Damian Lewis's performance was stellar in episode after episode: vivid, cryptic, and (against all odds) believable.
While her motives may be a bit cryptic, she's certainly embracing the silver fox look.
With that cryptic message she ran back to the door, which was immediately slammed behind her.
This query is no doubt a very correct and moral one, but it seems somewhat cryptic.
He does not say cryptic things or babble trivialities in the name of the mighty Dead—the mighty Damned or the mighty Blest.
At the most he would fling out some cryptic hint, bestow some malediction upon life in general.
There were a few cryptic cautionary references to heightened physico-psychological effects.
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