<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.</li><li>Synonyms: enigmatic</li><li>abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note.</li><li>secret; occult: a cryptic writing.</li><li>involving or using cipher, code, etc.</li><li>Zoology: fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.</li></ul>