with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood:
a cryptic message / remark / smile * a cryptic crossword clue
cryptically adverb:
'Yes and no,' she replied cryptically.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for cryptic is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is cryptic a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, cryptic is tagged as adjective.
Does cryptic appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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