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semisecret

semisecret adjective: subject to a moderate degree of secrecy; partially but not entirely secret.

Adjective

semisecret (not comparable)

  1. Subject to a moderate degree of secrecy; partially but not entirely secret
    • The highway also passes by Area 51, a semisecret government test facility where the stealth bomber was developed.2007 June 24, Marvin Kitman, “The Boondocks”, in New York Times

Origin of semisecret

From semi- + secret.

Words formed from semisecret

Questions about semisecret

What does semisecret mean?
Semisecret means subject to a moderate degree of secrecy; partially but not entirely secret.
What part of speech is semisecret?
Semisecret is an adjective.

Words near semisecret in the dictionary

  1. semiscripted
  2. semiseafaring
  3. semiseasonal
  4. semisecondary
  5. semisecrecy
  6. semisecret
  7. semisecretive
  8. semisecretly
  9. semisecular
  10. semisedentary
  11. semiselective

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