Other Definitions
cryptic (enc)
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Cryptic| Adj. | 1. | cryptic - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"incomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" | | | 2. | cryptic - having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Guntheresoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" | | | 3. | cryptic - having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note"concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" | |
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