About The Word Clandestine
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Clandestine
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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Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually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.
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