cryptic.
Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
Meaning & usage
Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
Involving use of a code or cipher.
Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
Lonomia caterpillars are extremely cryptic.
Serving as camouflage.
cryptic colouring
Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
cryptic species
Living in a cavity or small cave.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Doublet of kryptic.
A cryptic crossword puzzle.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Doublet of kryptic.
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