Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a latent manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a secret or concealed manner; invisibly.
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- adverb In a
latent manner - adverb
secretly - adverb
invisibly
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Examples
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Since they were "latently" infected and might progress to disease, we ensured that they remained healthy for a period of at least two years after exposure
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Malathesha Ganachari et al. 2010
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Although he didn't get to flash as much skin as his latently exhibitionist nature might have desired, he did reveal much, much more about himself, his co-stars and other behind-the-scenes secrets.
Kunal Nayyar on Raj's Nipples and Other Sexy Big Bang Theory Revelations 2011
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At the same time, he's angry at the 'stupidity of the general public' that, with trivial jealousy, drags down the people who latently aspire to participating in the world of the intellectual elite.
Global Voices in English » Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part Two) 2009
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She even tsk tsked at my belly button ring I latently added at 32.
Piercing Insight kittenpie 2008
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If we've sentimentalized Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, there's truth in the charge they're latently -- maybe more than latently -- sentimental figures to begin with.
Canonical Writers 2008
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In Romantic phonology, by contrast, estrangement is retained within: the most venturesome wording latently othered to itself by way of phonemic contingency.
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We are latently enslaved by our own ingenuity, and we have unknowingly constructed a simulated world.
Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010
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We are latently enslaved by our own ingenuity, and we have unknowingly constructed a simulated world.
Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010
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We are latently enslaved by our own ingenuity, and we have unknowingly constructed a simulated world.
Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010
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And they ignored his latent hatred for America which was not so latently expressed in his books.
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