cryptic

/ˈkɹɪptɪk/

adj

Having hidden meaning. / Mystified or of an obscure nature. / Involving use of a code or cipher.

The cryptic message left everyone puzzled.

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意味（1）

Having hidden meaning.

意味（2）

Mystified or of an obscure nature.

I think the Original of this conceit might be, That the Students of Nature, conſcious to her more cryptick wayes of working, reſolve many ſtrange effects into the nearer efficiency of ſecond cauſes[…]

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意味（3）

Involving use of a code or cipher.

意味（4）

Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.

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