cryptic: Meaning and Definition of

cryp•tic

1. mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
2. abrupt; terse; short: a cryptic note.
3. secret; occult: a cryptic writing.
4. involving or using cipher, code, etc.
5. fitted for concealing; serving to camouflage.

1. a cryptogram, esp. one designed as a puzzle.