masked

American  

[maskt, mahskt] / mæskt, mɑskt /

adjective

1. using or wearing a mask or masks.

   a masked burglar; masked actors.

2. disguised; concealed; hidden.

   masked treachery; masked forces.

3. Botany. personate.

4. Zoology. having markings that resemble a mask.

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masked British  

/ mɑːskt /

adjective

1. disguised or covered by or as if by a mask

2. botany another word for personate 2

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Other Word Forms

• unmasked adjective
• well-masked adjective

Etymology

Origin of masked

First recorded in 1575–85; mask + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Videos circulating online showed the woman seemingly attempting to drive away, as one masked agent is seen trying to open the vehicle’s door while another blocks her path.

From Los Angeles Times

From the nostalgic white plastic chairs that grace Bad Bunny’s sixth studio album to Tyler the Creator’s masked longing gaze on his cover, an album’s artwork is often essential to the listening experience.

From Los Angeles Times

Residents queued up to buy food in grocery stores and the masked, heavily armed police visible the previous day were gone, AFP correspondents said.

From Barron's

In August, days before Benjamin was set to start his senior year at Reseda Charter High School, masked agents surrounded him as he walked his family’s puppy, Athena.

From Los Angeles Times

Because disulfides are sensitive, they had to be "masked" by converting them into a protected pair of sulfides so the structure would not break down during later reactions.

From Science Daily