semiprivate
[ sem-ee-prahy-vit, sem-ahy- ]
adjective
having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
Origin of semiprivate
1Other words from semiprivate
- sem·i·pri·va·cy [sem-ee-prahy-vuh-see, sem-ahy-], /ˌsɛm iˈpraɪ və si, ˌsɛm aɪ-/, noun
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How to use semiprivate in a sentence
Former top New York Times editor Jill Abramson wrote in praise of McNeil’s reporting and suggested that Times readers hadn’t been hurt by what he said in a semiprivate setting.
Some journalists are debating when it’s okay to use the n-word. But this one should be easy. | Margaret Sullivan | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostHe strolled about, reading the names over the small shops, the corner public house, the dressmakers' semiprivate residences.
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