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What is the adjective for covertly?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb cover which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

covert
  1. (now rare) Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
  2. (figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. secret, clandestine, furtive, surreptitious, private, sneaky, undercover, underhand, hidden, stealthy, sneaking, underground, underhanded, backstairs, privy, concealed, stealth, sly, sneak, shrouded, veiled, masked, closet, camouflaged, disguised, cloaked, black, obscured, buried, incognito, incog, dissembled, ulterior, hush-hush, behind-the-scenes, hugger-mugger, hole-and-corner, cloak-and-dagger, under wraps, back-alley, under-the-table, hole-in-the-corner, sub rosa, on the QT, secretive, undisclosed, confidential, top-secret, unrevealed, unseen … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “This did not feel like a good place for a covert meeting. Random people roamed past, looking at the shelves of books.”
      “His face reddens in embarrassment, as if he has just been caught in a covert little hideaway, committing some shocking, scandalous sin.”
cover
  1. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
  2. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. auxiliary, spare, reserve, backup, substitute, standby, extra, supplementary, replacement, relief, alternate, fallback, emergency, additional, other, secondary, surrogate, deputy, proxy, accessory, supplemental, peripheral, subsidiary, complementary, accessorial, sub, contributory, appurtenant, adjuvant, adjunct, stand-in, fill-in, fall-back, back-up, pinch-hitting, back up, different, another, second, possible, alternative, non-standard, ancillary, fresh, supernumerary, new, in reserve, more, temporary, further … more
covered
  1. Overlaid with or enclosed within something.
  2. (figuratively) prepared for, or dealt with some matter
  3. Synonyms:
      4. concealed, hidden, secret, obscured, camouflaged, shrouded, veiled, covert, disguised, buried, unseen, cloaked, private, masked, screened, inconspicuous, invisible, obscure, unnoticeable, secreted, incognito, privy, enshrouded, perdu, ulterior, incog, cached, guarded, planted, recondite, stashed, out of sight, not visible, under wraps, hush-hush, tucked away, covered up, hidden away, on the QT, holed up, hushed up, put in the hole, undisclosed, unrevealed, surreptitious, clouded, unexposed, dark, undercover, underground … more
coverable
  1. Able to be covered.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Because he was not coverable by the media, it was not known that he was selling out 15,000-seat auditoriums.”
      “Head plumes are highly modifiable and likely signal information regarding a male's intent, similar to a coverable badge.”
      “The bruises around my waist were coverable but by far the ones which caused the most distress.”
coverless
  1. Without a cover or covers.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Beside the window the enormous bed was made up, with ragged blankets and a coverless bolster.”
      “He took the coverless book from her hand. Chardenal's French primer.”
covering
  1. present participle of cover
  2. Synonyms:
      3. including, incorporating, comprising, encompassing, embracing, involving, constituting, containing, consisting of, carrying, entailing, numbering, subsuming, comprehending, enclosing, inserting, building in, taking in, composed of, made from, considering, examining, embodying, providing for, having, compassing, spanning, holding, engrossing, comprising of, integrating, counting, absorbing, mustering, accommodating, co-opting, adopting, bringing in, drawing in, encircling, taking into account, coming with, encapsulating, combining, consisting, inholding, surrounding, enveloping, amounting to, accounting for … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The covering letter is extremely important as one method of maximizing the response rate.”
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