Adjective: cryptic krip-tik
- Having a secret or hidden meaning
"cryptic writings";
- cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptical, sibylline, cabbalistic
- Of an obscure nature
"the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms";
- cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
- Having a puzzling terseness
"a cryptic note"
See also: concise, esoteric, incomprehensible, inexplicable
Encyclopedia: Cryptic