closet
adjective/ˈklɒzɪt/
/ˈklɑːzɪt/
[only before noun]- used to describe people who want to keep some fact about themselves secret
- I suspect he's a closet fascist.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.Want to learn more?
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