ill-concealed

adjective

Not well concealed; poorly disguised.

Meanings

adjective
  1. Not well concealed; poorly disguised.
    1 more example

    Equally I can stand in a station like Lucerne in Switzerland, and watch with ill-concealed admiration the majestic entry of one of the latest Gotthard "Ae 6/6" electrics, packing 6,000 horsepower within its 60 ft. of length and 121 tons of weight, with its sleek dark green sides and handsome stainless steel bands and front wings.

    1955 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 261
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