All 17 Uses of
cryptic
in
The Girl Who Played with Fire
- Only a cryptic formulation: "In view of the events of 3/12/91 the social welfare agency has determined that..."†
Part 1cryptic = secretive or difficult to understand
- Gradually she was getting a good overview, even though it was based on cryptic fragments that she had to piece together from their various documents.†
Part 2 *
- The last page in the book contained some very brief and cryptic notes which had absolutely nothing to do with math, but nevertheless still looked like a formula: (Blond Hulk + Magge) = NEB They were underlined and circled and meant nothing to him.†
Part 3
- "I happened to get hold of a copy," the girl said cryptically.†
Part 3cryptically = with meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand
- Armansky thought of her recent visit to his office in which she had cryptically explained that she had enough money to get by and did not need a job.†
Part 3
- So the conversation occasionally lapsed into cryptic silences.†
Part 3cryptic = secretive or difficult to understand
- He created a new document that he called [Cryptic].†
Part 3
- The reply [Cryptic 2] came a minute later.†
Part 3
- He replied with [Cryptic 3].†
Part 3
- M. Blomkvist had almost given up hope when, nearly fifty minutes later, the file [Cryptic 4] materialized.†
Part 3
- He wrote [Cryptic 5].†
Part 3
- He read his email and it took fifteen minutes before he noticed her document and another five minutes before he replied with the document [Cryptic].†
Part 4
- She softened a bit and answered with [Cryptic 2].†
Part 4
- He replied with [Cryptic 3].†
Part 4
- A short time later she created [Cryptic 4].†
Part 4
- And finally she was talking to him, although as cryptically as ever.†
Part 4cryptically = with meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand
- Only short, cryptic messages on her part, but she has always led me in the right direction.†
Part 4cryptic = secretive or difficult to understand