Cryptically

Cryptically
Cryptically Cryp"tic*al*ly, adv. Secretly; occultly; in a manner so as to hide or obscure meaning. [1913 Webster +PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • cryptically — adv. puzzlingly, mysteriously, obscurely …   English contemporary dictionary

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