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cryptic

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1. a. Alt. of Cryptical Source: opted
2. adj. of an obscure nature Source: wordnet
3. adj. having a secret or hidden meaning Source: wordnet
4. adj. having a puzzling terseness Source: wordnet
5. Hidden; secret; occult. "Her [nature's] more cryptic ways of working." Glanvill. Source: webster
6. j:100 s. of an obscure nature s. having a puzzling terseness Source: ecdict

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hidden nature obscure puzzling secret terseness cryptical alt her meaning occult ways working

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crypt Cryptacanthodes maculatus cryptal cryptanalysis cryptanalyst cryptanalysts cryptanalytic cryptanalytics cryptic coloration cryptic crossword cryptically

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