cryptic
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪptɪk/
The English word “cryptic” has 9 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
- 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.
- Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
- Serving as camouflage.
- Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
- Living in a cavity or small cave.
noun
Etymology
From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Doublet of kryptic.
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