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cryptically

cryptically adverb: in a cryptic manner.

Adverb

cryptically (comparative more cryptically, superlative most cryptically)

  1. In a cryptic manner.

Forms of cryptically

comparativemore cryptically
superlativemost cryptically

Origin of cryptically

From cryptic + -ally.

Questions about cryptically

What does cryptically mean?
Cryptically means in a cryptic manner.
What part of speech is cryptically?
Cryptically is an adverb.

Words near cryptically in the dictionary

  1. cryptic definition
  2. cryptic definitions
  3. cryptic ovulation
  4. cryptic species
  5. cryptical
  6. cryptically
  7. cryptices
  8. crypticity
  9. cryptick
  10. crypticness
  11. cryptics

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