muffled (adj.)
- armored
- bated
- cased
- cloaked
- clouded
- coated
- coped
- covered
- covert
- cowled
- cryptic
- curtained
- dead
- deadened
- dormant
- dull
- dulled
- encased
- enwrapped
- esoteric
- filmed
- flat
- floored
- hibernating
- hidden
- latent
- mantled
- masked
- muted
- mystic
- occult
- packaged
- paved
- possible
- potential
- sheathed
- shelled
- shielded
- sleeping
- smothered
- softened
- stifled
- subdued
- submerged
- tented
- underlying
- veiled
- virtual
- wrapped
Art is long, and time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still like muffled drums are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
