/ veɪld; NAmE / adjective
1.
not expressed directly or clearly because you do not want your meaning to be obvious :
a thinly veiled threat
She made a veiled reference to his past mistakes.
2.
wearing a veil :
a mysterious veiled woman
/ veɪld; NAmE / adjective
1.
not expressed directly or clearly because you do not want your meaning to be obvious :
a thinly veiled threat
She made a veiled reference to his past mistakes.
2.
wearing a veil :
a mysterious veiled woman
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005