Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clandestine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clandestine \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Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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" [syn: {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)},
{hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {on the quiet(p)}, {secret},
{surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}]
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