cryptically

1. 1.

   in a cryptic manner

   “`we will meet again', he said cryptically”

   Synonymsenigmaticallymysteriously

Questions about cryptically

What does cryptically mean?

cryptically means "in a cryptic manner".

How many syllables are in cryptically?

cryptically has 4 syllables: cryp-ti-cal-ly. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for cryptically?

Close synonyms include enigmatically, mysteriously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cryptically a common word?

cryptically is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.