CRYPTICAL

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


Adjective

cryptical (comparative more cryptical, superlative most cryptical)

cryptic

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



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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