- cryptically
- adverb see cryptic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cryptically
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Cryptically — Cryp tic*al*ly, adv. Secretly; occultly; in a manner so as to hide or obscure meaning. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cryptically — cryptic ► ADJECTIVE 1) mysterious or obscure in meaning. 2) (of a crossword) having difficult clues which indicate the solutions indirectly. 3) Zoology serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment. DERIVATIVES cryptically adverb.… … English terms dictionary
cryptically — adverb in a cryptic manner we will meet again, he said cryptically • Syn: ↑enigmatically, ↑mysteriously • Derived from adjective: ↑mysterious (for: ↑mysteriously), ↑eni … Useful english dictionary
cryptically adv — The situation is grave, Tom said cryptically … English expressions
cryptically — See cryptic. * * * … Universalium
cryptically — adverb In a cryptic manner … Wiktionary
cryptically — adv. puzzlingly, mysteriously, obscurely … English contemporary dictionary
cryptically — cryp·ti·cal·ly … English syllables
cryptic — cryptically, adv. /krip tik/, adj. Also, cryptical. 1. mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message. 2. abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note. 3. secret; occult: a cryptic writing. 4. involving or using cipher, code, etc. 5. Zool … Universalium
charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… … Universalium
