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cryptical
cryp·tic C0782500 (krĭp′tĭk) also cryp·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)adj.1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See Synonyms at mysterious.2. Secret or occult.3. Using code or cipher.4. Biology Tending to conceal or camouflage: cryptic coloring.
[Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.]
cryp′ti·cal·ly adv.cryp′tic·ness n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cryptical - 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"cryptic, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, deepincomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" | | 2. | cryptical - having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunthercabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, sibylline, crypticesoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" |
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Related to cryptical: crypticallySynonyms for crypticaladj of an obscure natureSynonyms- cryptic
- inscrutable
- mysterious
- mystifying
- deep
Related Words- incomprehensible
- inexplicable
adj having a secret or hidden meaningSynonyms- cabalistic
- kabbalistic
- qabalistic
- sibylline
- cryptic
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