semicryptic

adj
/ˌsɛ.miˈkɹɪp.tɪk/

Etymology

From semi- + cryptic.

  1. derived from κρυπτικός
  2. borrowed from crypticus
  3. prefixed as semicryptic — “semi + cryptic

Definitions

  1. Somewhat cryptic or enigmatic.

    • At one point, James took to social media to post semicryptic messages about the importance of fitting in.
  2. Having a certain degree of camouflage.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for semicryptic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA