covert
Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“covert operations”
“how covert matters may be best disclosed”
“whether of open⟳ war or covert guile”
“If the President were to inform⟳ the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow⟳ the government of Canada, he would be required to tell⟳ others at least something about the finding.”
“Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help⟳ it interpret⟳ the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.”
“Within that wood there was a covert glade, Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […]”
“to plant⟳ a covert alley”
“feme covert”
“[…] a separate⟳ use⟳ for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage.”
“[…] in the second case, as long as the woman is covert she cannot anticipate the income, and a mere alienation of her interest⟳ is not an attempt⟳ to anticipate.”
“Being advised of the fact that the woman is covert, he stands charged with a knowledge of her disability . A married woman has no power to deal⟳ as principal if she is in fact a surety […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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