thinly-veiled en · ADJ
Meanings
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Attempting to be concealed, but still noticeable; poorly disguised.
Thinly-veiled homophobia – this time in early-2000s Hollywood – made Brokeback Mountain an immense challenge for Ossana and her fellow producer James Schamus.
2025 June 20, Nick Levine, “'In every theatre, people would leave': How 'gay cowboy movie' Brokeback Mountain challenged Hollywood – and the US”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most thinly-veiled | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more thinly-veiled | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |