anonymous
/əˈnɑ.nə.məs/ adjective B2- Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .
- Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible. · an anonymous pamphlet· an anonymous subscription
- Of unknown name; whose name is withheld · an anonymous author· an anonymous benefactor
- Lacking individuality. · an anonymous office block in a soulless industrial estate
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“But,” said Renée, “this letter, which, after all, is but an anonymous scrawl, is not even addressed to you, but to the king’s attorney.”
“Now,” said the deputy, “answer me frankly, not as a prisoner to a judge, but as one man to another who takes an interest in him, what truth is there in the accusation contained in this anonymous letter?” And Villefort threw disdainfully on his desk the letter Dantès had just given back to him.
I receive an anonymous communication from a quarter which I know to be important, warning me that danger threatens a certain person.
“And how was the anonymous letter written?”
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