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Veiled vs Surreptitious - What's the difference?

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Veiled is a related term of surreptitious.


As adjectives the difference between veiled and surreptitious

is that veiled is hidden, such as by a veil while surreptitious is stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden|well hidden, covert (especially movements).

As a verb veiled

is (veil).

veiled

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Hidden, such as by a veil.
    • His veiled threat was terrifying.

    Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (veil)

    • Anagrams

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    surreptitious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * surreptitiously