WOTD AND QOTD

Word of the Day
cryptic (krɪptɪk , க்ரிப்டிக)   Example   The comments of the police officer were cryptic; nobody could understand what he said.   Definition   adjective having a puzzling terseness
“a cryptic note”

having a secret or hidden meaning
Synonyms:  cabalistic, cryptical, kabbalistic, qabalistic, sibylline
“cabalistic symbols engraved in stone”

“cryptic writings”

“thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements”

of an obscure nature
Synonyms:  cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying
“a deep dark secret”

“in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life”

“rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands”

“the inscrutable workings of Providence”

“the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms”

 
 
Quote of the Day
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.” Lin Yutang, writer and translator (1895-1976)
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