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cryptic Definition
crypticadj 1. Obscure, hidden, or enigmatic in meaning.
Thesaurus: puzzling, obscure, ambiguous, vague, hidden, arcane, abstruse, secret, enigmatic, covert, recondite, apocryphal; Antonym: clear, obvious.
2. Said of a crossword puzzle: with clues in the form of riddles, puns, anagrams, etc, rather than synonyms.
Derivative: cryptically
adverb
Etymology: 17c: from Greek
kryptikos, from
kryptein to hide.