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kryptic

kryptic adjective: of or relating to krypsis.

Adjective

kryptic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to krypsis.

Origin of kryptic

From Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós, “obscuring”). Doublet of cryptic.

Questions about kryptic

What does kryptic mean?
Kryptic means of or relating to krypsis.
What part of speech is kryptic?
Kryptic is an adjective.

Words near kryptic in the dictionary

  1. kryolite
  2. kryolites
  3. kryometer
  4. kryometers
  5. krypsis
  6. kryptic
  7. kryptide
  8. kryptides
  9. kryptocyanine
  10. kryptogenin
  11. kryptol

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