cryptic
(adjective) having a puzzling terseness; “a cryptic note”
cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline
(adjective) having a secret or hidden meaning; “cabalistic symbols engraved in stone”; “cryptic writings”; “thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements”- John Gunther
cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
(adjective) of an obscure nature; “the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms”; “a deep dark secret”; “the inscrutable 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cryptic (comparative more cryptic, superlative most cryptic)
Having hidden meaning.
Mystified or of an obscure nature.
Involving use of a code or cipher.
Of a crossword, or a clue in such a crossword, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
(zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
(zoology) Serving as camouflage.
(biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
(zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
Synonym: cryptozoic (less common)
cryptic (plural cryptics)
(informal) A cryptic crossword.
Source: Wiktionary
Cryp"tic (krp"tk), Cryp"tic*al (-t-kal), a. Etym: [L. crypticus, Gr.
Definition: Hidden; secret; occult. "Her [nature's] more cryptic ways of working." Glanvill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
