cryptogrammic (C1)
adjective
Definition
cryptogrammic means being or relating to a cryptogram. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as cryptogrammic.
A cryptogrammic tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became cryptogrammic after the announcement.
How to Use cryptogrammic
- cryptogrammic + noun (collocation)
- Use cryptogrammic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a cryptogrammic reaction."
- become cryptogrammic (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became cryptogrammic near the end."
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