About The Word Clandestine
Learn about the word Clandestine to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Clandestine definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Clandestine
| Clandestine Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Clandestine?
[adj] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Clandestine: cloak-and-dagger | covert | hole-and-corner(a) | hugger-mugger | hush-hush | on the quiet(p) | secret | surreptitious | undercover | underground Related Terms | Find terms related to Clandestine: back-door | backstairs | covert | feline | furtive | hidlings | hole-and-corner | hugger-mugger | privy | quiet | shifty | skulking | slinking | slinky | sly | sneaking | sneaky | stealthy | surreptitious | undercover | underground | underhand | underhanded | under-the-counter | under-the-table | unobtrusive See Also | Clandestine In Webster's Dictionary \Clan*des"tine\, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam
secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.]
Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually
for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand;
as, a clandestine marriage. --Locke.
Syn: Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly;
stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent. --
{Clan*des"tine*ly}, adv. -- {Clan*des"tine*ness}, n.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Galileo ‐ Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use…
- Adynamia ‐ lack of strength or vigor esp…
- Joyful ‐ full of or suggesting exultant happiness; "a joyful heart"; "a…
- Battle dress ‐ a military uniform designed for…
- Thrombectomy ‐ surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a…
- Dreg ‐ a small amount…
- Human chorionic gonadotrophin ‐ hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection…
- Advertise ‐ call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has…
- Coeloglossum viride ‐ orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers…
- Seed corn ‐ good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for…