cryptic
IPA: krˈɪptɪk
noun
- (informal) A cryptic crossword puzzle.
adjective
- Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature.
- Involving use of a code or cipher.
- Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
- (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
- (zoology) Serving as camouflage.
- (biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
- (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
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Examples of "cryptic" in Sentences
- The meaning of this is somewhat cryptic.
- The clues in the section below are not cryptic.
- The instructions are quite cryptic on the help page.
- "That's called 'cryptic foreshadowing,' " Ashley gasped.
- Even more troubling are the cryptic motives of the aliens.
- Much has been made of the cryptic nature of the inscriptions.
- The existing link in the References section is rather cryptic.
- The entry under the Vatican heading is cryptic to say the least.
- The cryptic remarks of the Evolutionary are no longer as mystifying.
- Good: [begin cryptic] Am getting the coolest of all possible presents.
- It is known for its brooding atmosphere and cryptic, labyrinthine dungeons.
- The message is cryptic, perhaps trying subconsciously to communicate something.
- Here are a couple of verses written in cryptic rhyme from some of my currently published books.
- You have more guts than I do because I remain cryptic on my blog but you and I are in the same place.
- When you must converse with others, you speak a cryptic language of acronyms decipherable only by another geek.
- My Mesdames communicated with each other in cryptic ways, but after all my years in their company I was privy to their keys.
- I call it cryptic rhyme because I write short, clipped, descriptive verses that paint vivid, concise pictures using almost no full sentences.
- I bring it to you vintage wine in a bottle new its in Hindi cryptic on cue shot at my house by a friendly camera crew giving a devil his bejeweled sartorial due
- Although T.Q.D.'s recent songs have lightened up a bit compared with older lyrics that he described as "cryptic," almost all of "Taketh Away" addresses topics from love to day-to-day struggles in a serious tone.
- In the forests the endemic species include, for example, a new genus and species only named a few years ago called the cryptic warbler (Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi), the yellow-browed oxylabes (Crossleyia xanthophrys), and the brown emutail (Dromaeocercus brunneus).