Secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, underhanded mean done without attracting observation Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive.
See examples of covert used in a sentence. Definition of covert adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary A group of bushes and small trees growing close together in which animals…
Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown Covert funding for the rebels. A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide. From middle english covert, from old french covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to latin coopertus)
Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.
