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Definition of covert adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

covert

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˈkoʊvərt//
 
, NAmE//ˌkoʊˈvərt//
 
, NAmE//ˈkʌvərt//
 
(formal)
 
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secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice covert operations/surveillance He stole a covert glance at her across the table. Every measure, both overt and covert, is being taken against terrorists. compare overt
covertly adverb
 
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She watched him covertly in the mirror.See covert in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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