Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Secretly; in an occult manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Secretly; occultly; in a manner so as to hide or obscure meaning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
cryptic manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a cryptic manner
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Examples
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Steve Ellis, Honda Fuel Cell Manager, told AutoblogGreen - kind of cryptically - that Scott may be on to something: has made several comments over the last few months about exploring this and where battery technology is today.
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“I’ve been so kind of cryptically avoiding this question throughout the entire press tour …,” Pattinson answered.
Robert Pattinson to need even more security following Letterman appearance | EW.com
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Paul began cryptically by asking his crowd: "Does anybody here know the name Kelly Clarkson?" which muted the crowd somewhat – the one-time American Idol star endorsed Paul two weeks ago – before trying to reason why so many youngsters were supporting him.
Iowa caucus 2012: GOP presidential candidates make their final push - live
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My worlds were broken up on hundreds of tiny, cryptically named files spread over two computers and a laptop.
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Another man is cryptically described as crushing his testicles while playing "a Christmas game".
The real Ophelia? 1569 coroner's report suggests Shakespeare link
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The brief appearance — Cook's bare-legged JJ ("It was so Mrs. Robinson, right?" the actress says) cryptically accepts an offer from Rossi (Joe Mantegna) to rejoin the BAU — was only a guest spot, but the actress will return to the procedural as a regular this fall.
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The only reference to the standard of review for mandamus petitions under the CVRA is a single sentence stating cryptically that “in the appropriate circumstances” mandamus relief “is available under a different, and less demanding standard.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Crime Victim’s Right to Appellate Review?
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Another man is cryptically described as crushing his testicles while playing "a Christmas game".
The real Ophelia? 1569 coroner's report suggests Shakespeare link
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Why does he need to answer “cryptically” if nothing is there?
Robert Pattinson to need even more security following Letterman appearance | EW.com
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"It's definitely really growing," Ms. Brown said cryptically.
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