The meaning of CRYPTIC is secret, occult.

Add to word list mysterious and difficult to understand: a cryptic message / remark (Definition of cryptic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

CRYPTIC definition: mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous. See examples of cryptic used in a sentence.

Define cryptic. cryptic synonyms, cryptic pronunciation, cryptic translation, English dictionary definition of cryptic. also cryp·ti·cal adj. 1. Having hidden meaning; mystifying.

A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand. He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges. My father's notes are more cryptic here.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word cryptic, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Cryptic comments or messages are hard to understand because they seem to have a hidden meaning. Cryptic is from Late Latin crypticus, from Greek kryptos, "hidden."