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 — adverb see cryptic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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