- cryptic cryp·tic adj
- ['krɪptɪk]
(mysterious) oscuro (-a), (puzzling) enigmatico (-a)
cryptic crossword — cruciverba m a crittogramma
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cryptic cryp·tic adj
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cryptic — cryp•tic [[t]ˈkrɪp tɪk[/t]] also cryp′ti•cal adj. 1) mysterious in meaning; puzzling 2) secret; occult: cryptic writing[/ex] 3) crp involving or using cipher or code 4) zool. Zool. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
cryptic — cryp|tic [ˈkrıptık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: crypticus, from Greek, from kryptos; CRYPTO ] having a meaning that is mysterious or not easily understood cryptic remark/comment/statement etc ▪ a cryptic note at the end of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cryptic — Hidden; occult; larvate. [G. kryptikos] * * * cryp·tic krip tik adj 1) serving to conceal <cryptic coloration in animals> 2) not recognized <a cryptic infection> <cryptic cases of lead poisoning> cryp·ti·cal·ly ti k(ə )lē adv *… … Medical dictionary
procryptic — pro•cryp•tic [[t]proʊˈkrɪp tɪk[/t]] adj. zool. ecl serving to conceal an animal from predators • Etymology: 1890–95; pro (tective) +cryptic … From formal English to slang
