Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
cryp-ti-cal-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cryptic manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cryptic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cryptically From cryptic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more cryptically (comparative) most cryptically (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does cryptically mean?
In a cryptic manner.
Where does cryptically come from?
Etymology tree English cryptic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English cryptically From cryptic + -ally.

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