cryptic

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

cryp·tic (krĭpʹtĭk) also cryp·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying. See Synonyms at ambiguous.
2. Secret or occult.
3. Using code or cipher.
4. Biology. Tending to conceal or camouflage:
cryptic coloring. [Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kruptikos, from kruptos, hidden, from kruptein, to hide.] crypʹti·cal·ly adv.crypʹtic·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptical, sibylline, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying