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unavowed
adjective[ before noun ]
formaluk /ˌʌn.əˈvaʊd/ us /ˌʌn.əˈvaʊd/
not stated publicly:
His behaviour demonstrates an unavowed disregard for others.
She had a dim hope, unavowed, that some new development would mean the wedding would be called off.
There was a real, but unavowed, agreement between the three leaders.
He regarded himself as a minister, though an unavowed one, and believed himself worthy of being hired.
I was determined to make up for the unavowed ill will with which I had received her.
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