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ill-concealed

ill-concealed adjective: not well concealed; poorly disguised.

Adjective

ill-concealed

  1. Not well concealed; poorly disguised.
    • Equally I can stand in a station like Lucerne in Switzerland, and watch with ill-concealed admiration the majestic entry of one of the latest Gotthard "Ae 6/6" electrics, packing 6,000 horsepower within its 60 ft. of length and 121 tons of weight, with its sleek dark green sides and handsome...1955 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 261

Questions about ill-concealed

What does ill-concealed mean?
Ill-concealed means not well concealed; poorly disguised.
What part of speech is ill-concealed?
Ill-concealed is an adjective.

Words near ill-concealed in the dictionary

  1. ill-behaved
  2. ill-being
  3. ill-boding
  4. ill-bred
  5. ill-chosen
  6. ill-concealed
  7. ill-conceived
  8. ill-conditioned
  9. ill-considered
  10. ill-constructed
  11. ill-defined

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