GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Cryptic (krĭpˈtĭk), Cryptical (-t?-kal),  a. [L.  crypticus, Gr. κρυπτικός, fr. κρύπτειν to hide.] Hidden; secret; occult. “Her [nature's] more cryptic ways of working.”  Glanvill.
   
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   2.  incomprehensible to those not familiar with the culture or jargon; as, “the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms”.
   
   Syn. -- inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying.
   
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   3.  having a secret or hidden meaning; as, “cryptic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings”.
   
   Syn. -- cabalistic, occult, secret, sibylline.
   
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   3.  having a puzzling terseness; as, “a cryptic note”.
   
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   4.  not evident; unrecognized; as, “a cryptic infection”.
   
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   5.  written in a code or cipher; as, “a cryptic message”.
   
   Syn. -- encoded, enciphered, encrypted.
   
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