covert

adjective · nounA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more covert

Superlative

most covert

1.
(figuratively)Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
covert operations
2.
(archaic)(now rare) Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
3.
(historical)(law, historical) Under coverture.
feme covert
Đồng nghĩa: covert baron

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

coverts

1.
A covering.
2.
A disguise.
3.
A hiding place.
4.
Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
5.
(ornithology) A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.

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Đồng nghĩa

covert baronfeme covert

Trái nghĩa

overt

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (to cover) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.