VEILEDLY

 [veyld]  

veiled

   [veyld]
adjective
1.
having a veil: a veiled hat.
2.
covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil: a veiled woman.
3.
not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure: a veiled threat.
4.
lacking clarity or distinctness: veiled sounds; a veiled image.
Origin:
1585–95; veil + -ed3

Related forms
veil·ed·ly  [vey-lid-lee] , adverb
half-veiled, adjective
well-veiled, adjective
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veiled (veɪld)
 
—adj
1.  disguised: a veiled insult
2.  (of sound, tone, the voice, etc) not distinct; muffled
 
veiledly
 
—adv

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