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
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
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
