veiled
adjective
having a veil.
half-veiled
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a word derived from
veiled.
Example Sentences
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Britney Spears and her ex, Justin Timberlake, are back to airing their grievances towards each other in ways that pop stars do best — via live performances and half-veiled attacks on social media.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2024
There was a certain relief that Soviet intentions regarding Greece, never more than half-veiled, were fully out in the open again.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the distance they glimpsed yet another river in a stony valley half-veiled in mist.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
His grey, half-veiled eyes stared moodily into the distance, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows never for one moment disappeared.
From The Wish A Novel by Hermann Sudermann
The heart-rending "O bell' alma innamorata!" seemed to be accompanied by distant, half-veiled sobs.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various
