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covert

Syllabification: (co·vert)
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Definition of covert

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈkōvərt, kōˈvərt, ˈkəvərt/
  • 1not openly acknowledged or displayed:covert operations against the dictatorship
  • 2 Law (of a woman) married and under the authority and protection of her husband.

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkəvər(t), ˈkōvərt/
  • 1a thicket in which game can hide.
  • 2 Ornithology any of the feathers covering the bases of the main flight or tail feathers of a bird.

Derivatives

covertly

Pronunciation: /ˈkōvərtlē, kōˈvərtlē, ˈkəvərtlē/
adverb

covertness

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the general senses 'covered' and 'a cover'): from Old French, 'covered', past participle of covrir (see cover)

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