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cryptic definition
cryptic |
Grep of noun cryptic cryptic coloration Overview of adj cryptic The adj cryptic has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands") 2. cabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline -- (having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther) 3. cryptic -- (having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note") Antonyms of adj cryptic 3 senses of cryptic Sense 1 cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying INDIRECT (VIA inexplicable) -> explicable Sense 2 cabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline INDIRECT (VIA esoteric) -> exoteric Sense 3 cryptic INDIRECT (VIA concise) -> prolix Similarity of adj cryptic 3 senses of cryptic Sense 1 cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying => inexplicable (vs. explicable), incomprehensible Sense 2 cabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline => esoteric (vs. exoteric) Sense 3 cryptic => concise (vs. prolix) Attributes of adj cryptic Familiarity of adj cryptic cryptic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj cryptic cryptic cryptical Overview of adj cryptic The adj cryptic has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands") 2. cabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline -- (having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther) 3. cryptic -- (having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note")
cryptic definition
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