veiled
Origin of veiled
1Other words from veiled
- veil·ed·ly [vey-lid-lee], /ˌveɪ lɪd li/, adverb
- half-veiled, adjective
- well-veiled, adjective
Words Nearby veiled
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How to use veiled in a sentence
While Merrill had tried to present a broader argument about employees and business owners, many of her employees perceived the op-ed to be directed in part to them — a veiled threat to their jobs.
Washingtonian staff goes on publishing strike after CEO’s op-ed about remote work | Elahe Izadi | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostNor is it subject to transparency laws such as the Freedom of Information Act, which makes it even more veiled than the most opaque departments elsewhere in the country.
Police are flying surveillance over Washington. Where were they last week? | Tate Ryan-Mosley | January 18, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewFacebook removed the post for incitement to violence, for containing a “veiled threat” against Macron.
Facebook’s Oversight Board Is Reviewing Its First Cases. Critics Say It Won't Solve the Platform's Biggest Problems | Billy Perrigo | December 7, 2020 | TimePlayers are, without much fanfare, introduced to the Hunter, a veiled young woman who is adept in archery.
‘The Pathless’: Less than the sum of its parts | Christopher Byrd | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostThese groups are also removed if they use veiled language and symbols in an attempt to avoid being flagged.
The artworks themselves were often thinly veiled propaganda.
It is about an hour into our interview, but it is not the first sign of frat-boy cockiness veiled in jokes.
My Bizarre Night With James Deen, Libertarian Porn Star | Emily Shire | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLeather bonnets that marked the early 19th century gave way to styled hair and lavishly veiled hats of the 20th century.
The house version of chicken fried steak is, in fact, pork-fried steak, veiled in panko breadcrumbs under a mantle of gravy.
Spaghetti for Breakfast?! Not So Crazy at This Idaho Farm Café | Jane & Michael Stern | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEach accused their opponent in veiled language of voting fraud.
But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordTen minutes later, veiled and cloaked, she stepped out alone into the garden.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettThe society newspapers for the week alluded to the matter in veiled, but unmistakable terms.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsA child outside the temple of art hears its music before he sees its veiled beauties.
Children's Ways | James SullyAs Isabel walked carefully down the slippery stair she veiled her eyes to hide the wonder in them.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for veiled
/ (veɪld) /
disguised: a veiled insult
(of sound, tone, the voice, etc) not distinct; muffled
Derived forms of veiled
- veiledly (ˈveɪlɪdlɪ), adverb
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