English to English
clandestine
(kl/&/n'd/E/st/I/n
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adjective (a)
- Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods(adj.all)Example:
Clandestine intelligence operations.
Synonym:
cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundsource: wordnet30
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