cryptically
3
8.1
- adverb
- /ˈkrɪp.tɪ.kli/
:
de manera críptica
- "My life is a little complicated right now," she said cryptically, and he smiled.
- noted cryptically
And we don't know much about this, but cryptically we know that he had two Stoic tutors.
- And we don't know much about this, but cryptically we know that he had two Stoic tutors.
Examples
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Okay, why's everyone talking so cryptically?
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"Maybe it was just too much responsibility for him to take on," she said cryptically.
Fiction book (1995) -
There are only a few things she can think of to make him act so cryptically: suspicion.
Fiction book (2002) -
Rand asks her why she is in town, and she cryptically replies that she is a student of history.
Blog text (26) -
Well, I guess one thing I'll say cryptically is, is it'll be a nice relief from the Corona news to see something more disturbing.
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"Have you ever eaten an Italian pizza?" he answered me cryptically, but went on, saving me from cries of "evasion."
Fiction book (1997) -
She spoke cryptically during the meeting, leaving everyone confused about her true intentions.
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The message on the wall was written cryptically, making it hard to decipher its actual meaning.
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When he answered the question cryptically, it only added to the mystery surrounding the topic.
Synonyms
115
3.9
Not clearly or with few details
67
4.6
In a way that is strange and hard to understand
3
6.7
In a way that can have more than one meaning
3
4.0
In a way that makes it hard to understand
2
7.7
In a way that is not clear and hard to understand
1
8.3
In a mysterious way that is hard to understand
1
9.6
In a way that hides what someone feels and is hard to understand
1
7.9
In a way that is hard to understand
1
7.9
In a way that makes something hard to understand
1
6.1
In a way that is confusing and hard to understand
1
8.0
In a way that is confusing and hard to understand
1
8.4
In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand
1
8.0
In a way that is hard to understand or see through
1
7.5
In a dark, unclear way that is hard to see or understand
1
4.4
Not clear or hard to understand
In a way that makes something hard to understand
In a way that avoids clear answers or direct information
In a way that is unclear and gives no details
Antonyms
How Mysterious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cryptically comes from the Greek root kryptos, which means 'hidden'. It is the same root as crypt, a hidden room, and encrypt, which means to hide a message, so to speak cryptically is to speak in a hidden or secret way.