semicryptic

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/ˌsɛ.miˈkɹɪp.tɪk/

adjective

Somewhat cryptic or enigmatic.

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Meanings

adjectivesemicryptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSomewhat cryptic or enigmatic.

    At one point, James took to social media to post semicryptic messages about the importance of fitting in.

    2015 November 14, Scott Cacciola, “Kevin Love Is Back With Cavs and More Determined”, in New York Times
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving a certain degree of camouflage.

    Semicryptic and cryptic species suffer less damage than species that perch in the open […]

    1997, Johnny A. Waters, Christopher Grant Maples, Geobiology of echinoderms, page 20

Origin

From semi- + cryptic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with semicryptic

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Cite this entry
APA

semicryptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicryptic

MLA

“semicryptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicryptic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semicryptic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicryptic.

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