Semicloseted

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Partially open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. not-comparable

    "Glenn Burke was 27 when he walked out on Major League Baseball, his promising career as an outfielder undone mostly by the burden of being a semicloseted gay man."

Example

More examples

"Glenn Burke was 27 when he walked out on Major League Baseball, his promising career as an outfielder undone mostly by the burden of being a semicloseted gay man."

Etymology

From semi- + closeted.

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