Question

cryptic From across the room, Louisa threw Philip a cryptic look, and he puzzled over what she was trying to tell him. ˈkrɪptɪk

Accepted Answer

(1) Mysterious; puzzlingly short. (2) Acting to hide or conceal. Until the writing on the famous Rosetta Stone was finally translated in the early 19th century, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing was entirely cryptic, its meaning hidden from the modern world. In the same way, a cryptic comment is one whose meaning is unclear, and a cryptic note may leave you wondering. Cryptic coloring among plants and animals acts like camouflage; so, for example, some moths that are tasty to blue jays are cryptically colored to look like bugs that jays won't touch

word	cryptic
definition	(1) Mysterious; puzzlingly short. (2) Acting to hide or conceal.
eg_sentence	From across the room, Louisa threw Philip a cryptic look, and he puzzled over what she was trying to tell him.
explanation	Until the writing on the famous Rosetta Stone was finally translated in the early 19th century, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing was entirely cryptic, its meaning hidden from the modern world. In the same way, a cryptic comment is one whose meaning is unclear, and a cryptic note may leave you wondering. Cryptic coloring among plants and animals acts like camouflage; so, for example, some moths that are tasty to blue jays are cryptically colored to look like bugs that jays won't touch
IPA	ˈkrɪptɪk

Cryptic Writing Meaning Jays Mysterious Puzzlingly Short Acting