adj
Meaning 1
cryptic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cryptical
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
having a secret or hidden meaning- John Gunther
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- cabalistic symbols engraved in stone
- cryptic writings
- thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, sibylline
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
of an obscure nature- Rachel Carson
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
- rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cryptic, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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