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cryptic
Overview of adj cryptic
The adj cryptic has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (of an obscure nature; "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")
2. cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline -- (having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther)
3. cryptic -- (having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note")
Grep of noun cryptic
cryptic coloration
Antonyms of adj cryptic
3 senses of cryptic
Sense 1
cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
INDIRECT (VIA inexplicable) -> explicable
Sense 2
cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline
INDIRECT (VIA esoteric) -> exoteric
Sense 3
cryptic
INDIRECT (VIA concise) -> prolix
Similarity of adj cryptic
3 senses of cryptic
Sense 1
cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
=> inexplicable (vs. explicable), incomprehensible
Sense 2
cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibylline
=> esoteric (vs. exoteric)
Sense 3
cryptic
=> concise (vs. prolix)
Pertainyms of adj cryptic
Attributes of adj cryptic
Domain of adj cryptic
Domain Terms of adj cryptic
Familiarity of adj cryptic
cryptic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj cryptic
cryptic
cryptical
Grep of adv cryptic
cryptically
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