Толковый словарь английского языка - cryptic
Cryptic
cryptic
adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~us, from Greek kryptikos, from kryptos Date: circa 1638 secret , occult , 2. having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning ; mysterious , marked by an often perplexing brevity , serving to conceal , not recognized , employing cipher or code, see: obscure ~ally adverb
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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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