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    { Cryptic , Cryptical , } a. [L. crypticus, Gr. κρυπτικός, fr. κρύπτειν to hide.] Hidden; secret; occult. “Her [nature's] more cryptic ways of working.”
    Glanvill.

    1913 Webster
    1. 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.
      WordNet 1.5
    2. having a secret or hidden meaning; as, cryptic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings.
      Syn. -- cabalistic, occult, secret, sibylline.
      WordNet 1.5
    3. having a puzzling terseness; as, a cryptic note.
      WordNet 1.5
    4. not evident; unrecognized; as, a cryptic infection.
      PJC
    5. written in a code or cipher; as, a cryptic message.
      Syn. -- encoded, enciphered, encrypted.
      PJC

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