прилагательное 1) а) загадочный, таинственный; непонятный Синоним(ы): mysterious, enigmatic б) скрытый, тайный Синоним(ы): secret, occult 2) [биология] защитный (о расцветке, окраске) Синоним(ы): protective
скрытый, неявный
adjective Etymology: Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptikos, from kryptos 1. secret, occult 2. a. having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious Example: cryptic messages b. marked by an often perplexing brevity Example: cryptic marginal notes 3. serving to conceal Example: cryptic coloration in animals; also exhibiting cryptic coloration Example: cryptic animals 4. not recognized Example: a cryptic infection 5. employing cipher or code Synonyms: see obscure • cryptically adverb