hidel-like

adverb

Secretly; hidingly.

Meanings

adverbhidel-like (comparative more hidel-like, superlative most hidel-like)

comparative more hidel-like · superlative most hidel-like

  1. obsoleteSecretly; hidingly.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhidel-like
  2. Englishhidel-like

From Middle English hidel-like, equivalent to hidel + -like.

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APA

hidel-like. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidel-like

MLA

“hidel-like.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidel-like. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hidel-like,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hidel-like.

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