English dictionary
cryptic
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- having a puzzling terseness
adjective
- having a secret or hidden meaning
adjective
- of an obscure nature
Example sentences
a cryptic note
cabalistic symbols engraved in stone
cryptic writings
{'source': 'John Gunther', 'text': 'thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements'}
the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
a deep dark secret
the inscrutable workings of Providence
{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life'}
rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands