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cryptically Definition


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cryptic
adj
    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.



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