Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cryptic
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Cryptic
cryptic
~ adj deliberately mysterious, or having a secret meaning (cryptic remark/comment/statement etc) (What are we supposed to understand from a cryptic remark like that?) - cryptically adv
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A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand. He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges... My father’s notes are more cryptic here. ADJ • cryptically ‘Not necessarily,’ she says cryptically. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~us, from Greek kryptikos, from kryptos Date: circa 1638 1. secret, occult 2. a. having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning ; mysterious ~ messages b. marked by an often perplexing brevity ~ marginal notes 3. serving to conceal ~ coloration in animals; also exhibiting ~ coloration ~ animals 4. not recognized a ~ infection 5. employing cipher or code Synonyms: see obscure • ~ally adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a obscure in meaning. b (of a crossword clue etc.) indirect; indicating the solution in a way that is not obvious. c secret, mysterious, enigmatic. 2 Zool. (of coloration etc.) serving for concealment. Derivatives cryptically adv. Etymology: LL crypticus f. Gk kruptikos (as CRYPTO-) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. скрытый, тайный 2. таинственный, загадочный cryptic utterance —- загадочное высказывание 3. биол. защитный cryptic coloration —- защитная окраска ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) загадочный, таинственный; сокровенный 2) biol.; med. скрытый, латентный Syn: see obscure ...Англо-русский словарь
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