Definitions
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
Word origin
From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.
Used in a sentence
“covert operations”
“how covert matters may be best disclosed”
“whether of open war or covert guile”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Secret and unseen”6 letters
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