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semicryptic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsɛ.miˈkɹɪp.tɪk/

Etymology

From semi- + cryptic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat 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-comparable) Having 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: