veiled

adj

1. Covered by a veil.

   “As usual, Ayesha was veiled like the marble Truth (by the way, I wonder if she originally got the idea of covering up her beauty from that statue?).”

2. (figuratively)Partly hidden or concealed.

   “veiled threats”

   “When asked about her veiled threat to Professor Jones, that she'd “be sorry,” Ms. Smith said she meant that she would file a formal complaint against Professor Jones for harassment.”

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of veil