hideling en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From hidel + -ing or from a back-formation from hidelings (adverb).
Meanings
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(dialectal) Given to hiding or concealment; secretive; furtive; clandestine; secret.
[...] although from the small creature's habits it must be to a certain extent local, several places in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire are known to us where it may be called abundant, taking into consideration its hideling ways.
1895, Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, The Spectator, Volume 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hideling | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hideling | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |