adj.
Pronunciation: ō - ' v ə rt, ' ō -( ˌ )v ə rt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from past participle of ovrir to open, from Vulgar Latin *operire, alteration of Latin aperire
Date: 14th century
: open to view : MANIFEST < overt hostility>
– overt · ly adverb
– overt · ness noun