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What (who) is cryptic - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Cryptic (disambiguation)
Cryptic
·adj ·Alt. of Cryptical.
cryptic
A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges...
My father's notes are more cryptic here.
ADJ
• cryptically
'Not necessarily,' she says cryptically.
ADV: ADV with v
cryptic
¦ adjective
1. mysterious or obscure in meaning.
(of a crossword) having difficult clues which indicate the solutions indirectly.
2. Zoology (of coloration or markings) serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment.
Derivatives
cryptically adverb
Origin
C17: from late L. crypticus, from Gk kruptikos, from kruptos 'hidden'.
Wikipedia
Cryptic
Cryptic may refer to:
In science:
- Cryptic species complex, a group of species that are very difficult to distinguish from one another
- Crypsis, the ability of animals to blend in to avoid observation
- Cryptic era, earliest period of the Earth
In music:
- Cryptic (album), by Edge of Sanity
- Cryptic, a Minnesota-based music group formed by Brownmark
In games and entertainment:
- Cryptic crossword, a type of word puzzle, known colloquially as Cryptics
- Cryptic Studios, video game developer
- Cryptics, characters from the role playing game, Demon: The Fallen
Examples of use of cryptic
1. Could the design be a cryptic marker of mystical beliefs?
2. Cryptic notes Police said they had found cryptic notes on small pieces of paper known as "pizzini" which Provenzano used to communicate with accomplices and his family.
3. There were cryptic letters next to some of the columns.
4. "Iron Maiden" read one; "Megadeth, Cryptic Writings," said the other.
5. He left two cryptic notes referring to the attack.