cryptic

Letters that make cryptic

p, c, r, t, i, y are letters that make 'cryptic'

Words within cryptic

crypt, ti, cry, IC, ic, tic, Cr, Pt, Ti are words within 'cryptic'


3 possible definitions for 'cryptic'

Cryptic as "having a secret or hidden meaning"

Under this definition, cryptic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kabbalistic, cabalistic, qabalistic, cryptical, sibylline have the same meaning as 'cryptic'

Derivatives of cryptic

cabala, cabbala, cabbalah, kabala, kabbala, kabbalah, qabala, qabalah are derivatives of 'cryptic'.

Similar to cryptic

esoteric is similar to cryptic.

Example of cryptic used within this context

"cabalistic symbols engraved in stone", "cryptic writings", "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther


Cryptic as "of an obscure nature"

Under this definition, cryptic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deep, cryptical, mysterious, inscrutable, mystifying have the same meaning as 'cryptic'

Derivatives of cryptic

inscrutability, secret, mystery, enigma, closed book are derivatives of 'cryptic'.

Similar to cryptic

inexplicable, incomprehensible are similar to 'cryptic'.

Example of cryptic used within this context

"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 as "having a puzzling terseness"

Under this definition, cryptic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to cryptic

concise is similar to cryptic.

Example of cryptic used within this context

"a cryptic note"



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