| cryptical | (คริพ'ทิค, -เคิล) adj. ลึกลับ, ซ่อนเร้น, ลับ, คลุมเครือ, เกี่ยวกับรหัส, สั้น, Syn. hidden, obscure |
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| | | | Cryptical | { } a. [ L. crypticus, Gr. kryptiko`s, fr. kry`ptein to hide. ] Hidden; secret; occult. “Her [ nature's ] more cryptic ways of working.” Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. incomprehensible to those not familiar with the culture or jargon; as, the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms.
Syn. -- inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 3. having a secret or hidden meaning; as, cryptic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings.
Syn. -- cabalistic, occult, secret, sibylline. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 3. having a puzzling terseness; as, a cryptic note. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 4. not evident; unrecognized; as, a cryptic infection. [ PJC ] 5. written in a code or cipher; as, a cryptic message.
Syn. -- encoded, enciphered, encrypted. [ PJC ] Variants: Cryptic | | Cryptically | adv. Secretly; occultly; in a manner so as to hide or obscure meaning. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] |
| | cryptically | (adv) in a cryptic manner; he said cryptically, Syn. enigmatically, mysteriously, Example: we will meet again, | | cabalistic | (adj) having a secret or hidden meaning; ; ; - John Gunther, Syn. qabalistic, sibylline, cryptic, kabbalistic, cryptical, Example: cabalistic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings; thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements | | cryptic | (adj) of an obscure nature; ; ; ; - Rachel Carson, Syn. inscrutable, deep, mysterious, mystifying, cryptical, Example: 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 |
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