adj. 1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See Synonyms at mysterious. 2. Secret or occult. 3. Using code or cipher. 4. Biology Tending to conceal or camouflage: cryptic coloring. [Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.] crypti·cal·ly adv. cryptic·ness n. |
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