Definition of "tell-tale" []

• Alternative spelling of telltale. (adjective)

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• "• The tell-tale thin red line on the right side of my stomach by my hip, caused by leaning over while wearing the holder and a too-short T-shirt, or making the amateur's mistake of putting the clip straight onto a waistband rather than a belt."
• "Even in New York, where you're gay until proven otherwise, I was careful to parse my words, prevaricate for the comfort of others and subtly pepper in the tell-tale personal pronoun in order to introduce the subject of a boyfriend."
• "Intelligence gathered months before the raid revealed a tell-tale exchange with the al Qaeda leader in Yemen."