Cryptic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective Also cryp·ti·cal.
  1. mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
  2. abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note.
  3. secret; occult: a cryptic writing.
  4. involving or using cipher, code, etc.
  5. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.
noun
  1. a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.
adjective
  1. hidden; secret; occult
  2. (esp of comments, sayings, etc) obscure in meaning
  3. (of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape
Cryptic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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