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cryptic

[krip-tik] / ˈkrɪp tɪk /


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Cryptic, uncapitalized, and without a whisper of bedside manner, the messily typed diagnosis was grim: “You have e coli … i hope you didn’t go to italy … we need to txt with antibiotics.”

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2025

Cryptic pregnancy is a recognised medical phenomenon, in which a woman is unaware of her pregnancy until the late stages.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024

Cryptic diversity of cellulose-degrading gut bacteria in industrialized humans.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

She eventually started using it to play Cryptic Quotes, and occasionally for FaceTime calls.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2021

Cryptic notes scrawled on alley walls above where I slept.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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