cryptic

Infinitive complement

• use: Most available network traffic sniffers are either too expensive or too cryptic to use.

Modifies a noun

• crossword: It will be like the clue in a cryptic crossword.
• intron: The cryptic intron contains sequences similar to those required for recognition of normal plant introns.
• clue: The screen shot above shows a cryptic clue being edited in Sympathy ' s Puzzle View.
• remark: I do not apologize for this rather cryptic remark.
• lyric: Cryptic lyrics like " As he lays asleep she takes him in her arms.
• message: For five minutes a cryptic message has appeared on the trading board of the New York Stock Exchange.

Modifying Another Word

• somewhat: The newuser letter contains a somewhat cryptic string printed at the bottom of the page.
• rather: I see that you have been taken in by the rather cryptic " other " link - you must be of the curious kind.
• extremely: Levels above 3 are designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
• too: Your next short letter was too cryptic for me.
• so: I shall be careful in future not to make my remarks so cryptic.
• often: Back buttons are disabled, JavaScript is demanded and the log-in routine is often cryptic at best.

Used with adjective complement

• see: If you use cryptic, abbreviated names then you will receive cryptic email messages and your users will see cryptic, abbreviated error messages.
• remain: Barring some freak discovery, the story will remain as cryptic as it is touching.
• seem: They do offer a " guide " to installing SuSe from the net, but it lacks detail and seems intentionally cryptic to me.