masked

[maskt, mahskt]

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.

masked

/ mɑːskt /

adjective

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

2. botany another word for personate 2

Other Word Forms

• unmasked adjective
• well-masked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of masked¹

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

Example Sentences

Njagi was also picked up in Kenya last year by masked men during a wave of abductions believed to have been targeting government critics in the country.

From BBC

But in December 2006 it became headline news when Michael Lyons, 21, was shot dead after two masked gunmen walked into his uncle's MoT garage.

From BBC

Scary masked agents on our streets who refuse to even say what agency they work for.

From Los Angeles Times

Navarro also said she feels this event is uplifting Latino culture — especially during a time when, especially here in Los Angeles, masked ICE agents are threatening our communities with arrests.

From Los Angeles Times

A prime example is Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s asinine opinion that immigrants who are detained by masked men demanding proof of citizenship is only a “brief” inconvenience.

From Salon