veiled

adjective \ ˈvāld \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of veiled

1 a : having or wearing a veil or a concealing cover

a veiled hat

b : characterized by a softening tonal distortion

2 : obscured as if by a veil : disguised

veiled threats

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Examples of veiled in a Sentence

She looked at him with barely veiled contempt.
The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.

Recent Examples of veiled from the Web

Opponents said the initiative was a veiled attempt to discriminate against people who are transgender.

— devin kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage voters lean toward rejecting Proposition 1, regulating restroom and locker room use," 4 Apr. 2018
Most were thinly veiled production cars, stalking horses for models soon to arrive in the showroom, like Lincoln's Aviator.

— jim resnick, Ars Technica, "Jaw-dropping Genesis Essentia stole the show in NY—and it may never be built," 3 Apr. 2018
Residents here still speak Sardo, the closest living form of Latin; veiled grandmothers and bands of nomadic shepherds gaze warily at outsiders; and residents fiercely proclaim that Sardinia isn’t Italy.

— eliot stein, Condé Nast Traveler, "A Pagan Exorcism in Sardinia," 29 Mar. 2018
Startups struggled to sell new products with advertising that allowed only veiled allusions to how they are used.

— The Economist, "A long overdue disruption in menstrual products," 28 Mar. 2018
There's no shortage of veiled suggestions, mostly out of Louisville, that the deal is done.

— patrick brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Is Chris Mack set to choose between Xavier, Louisville?," 26 Mar. 2018
By February 2017, Mann began sending harassing messages to the woman and a friend and veiled threats to her husband and father, investigators allege.

— maxine bernstein, OregonLive.com, "Redmond man accused in federal court of stalking former co-worker for 2 years," 21 Mar. 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping took a veiled shot at President Donald Trump on Tuesday during his nationalistic address to parliament regarding Taiwan.

— lukas mikelionis, Fox News, "China's Xi takes swipe at Trump's new 'doomed to failure' Taiwan policy in nationalistic speech," 20 Mar. 2018
On Monday, delegates stripped references to risks from inward-looking policies, which some saw as a veiled reference to U.S. protectionism.

— jana randow, Bloomberg.com, "Mnuchin Takes Heat From Global Finance Chiefs Over Trade," 19 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of veiled

14th century

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Definition of veiled for English Language Learners

: having or wearing a veil
: able to be seen or understood but not openly shown or stated : expressed in a way that is not clear and direct

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