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clandestine [ klan-des -tin ] SHOW IPA
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adjective
characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
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Origin of clandestine 1560â70; <Latin
clandestīnus, equivalent to
*clande, *clamde, variant of
clam secretly (with
-de adv. particle) +
-stīnus, probably after
intestīnus internal; see
intestine
OTHER WORDS FROM clandestine clan·des·tine·ly, adverb clan·des·tine·ness, clan·des·tin·i·ty, noun un·clan·des·tine·ly, adverb
Words nearby clandestine clamshell door ,
clam up ,
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Clancy ,
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clang ,
clang association ,
clanger ,
clanging ,
clangor
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Words related to clandestine covert ,
fraudulent ,
furtive ,
hidden ,
hush-hush ,
illicit ,
surreptitious ,
underground ,
artful ,
cloak-and-dagger ,
closet ,
concealed ,
foxy ,
illegitimate ,
private ,
sneaky ,
stealthy ,
undercover ,
underhand ,
under-the-counter
How to use clandestine in a sentence That turns these well-known characters in neuroscience into double agents, acting obviously as neurotransmitters, but also as clandestine masters of epigenetics.
Instead, many travel abroad, search for a clandestine provider inside Poland, or continue their pregnancy.
Instead, this Jones adventure takes place in a clandestine video game that was released anonymously, then copied from one audio cassette to another.
Leaks have exposed some of the agencyâs most clandestine intelligence-gathering operations.
Iâm outing myself now, obviously, but at the time, our meal felt clandestine and certainly not safe for Instagram.
Never mind the huge buildup of clandestine operatives and secret warriors since 9/11.
Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.
People there remember rather fondly the clandestine airdrops by the CIA during the 1980s.
âSuch a clandestine and pathological way of drinking increases the chances of becoming an alcoholic exponentially,â says Alireza.
Above them hang portraits of the original clandestine laborers.
Sexual immorality is, by its very nature, a clandestine vice.
The actual case from which this fiction story was borrowed involved a man, a wife, and the wife's clandestine violinist lover.
Is not this consideration of itself sufficient to decide me against undertaking any clandestine correspondence?
The Queen saw that her help would really be wanted, and war, even clandestine war, required a great deal of money.
If there occurred the least clandestine proceeding, it was only when the danger was not feltâwhen not the least risk appeared.
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British Dictionary definitions for clandestine
adjective
secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive
Derived forms of clandestine clandestinely , adverb clandestineness , noun Word Origin for clandestine C16: from Latin clandestÄ«nus, from clam secretly; related to Latin celÄre to hide
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