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Definition of "veiled" []

  • Covered with a veil: the veiled head of a bride. (adjective)
  • Concealed or disguised as if with a veil: "slur-footed ironies, veiled jokes, tiptoe malices” ( Edith Wharton). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "veiled" in a sentence
  • "Mr Dalmau said the government should abandon the project, which he described as a veiled attempt at water privatisation, in favour of more sustainable alternatives."
  • "(Not just in veiled terms, either -- with a Japanese and an American war vet thrown into one of his twilit scenarios.)"
  • "Gray also managed to work in veiled swipes at Jason Chaffetz and Ron Moten."