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
Glimpses of hoary peaks broke on her now and then, dappled with shadows or half-veiled in mists, floating and fading like incense from altars fit for a cathedral not built with hands.
From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott
Mr. Wild seemed singularly purposeless for a young man, and there was a half-veiled mockery in his speech that grated.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Richard Bird
