clandestine
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tɪn 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.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin clandestīnus, equivalent to *clande, *clamde, variant of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, probably after intestīnus internal; see intestine
1560–70; < Latin clandestīnus, equivalent to *clande, *clamde, variant of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, probably after intestīnus internal; see intestine
Related forms
clan·des·tine·ly, adverb
clan·des·tine·ness, clan·des·tin·i·ty, noun
un·clan·des·tine·ly, adverb
Synonyms
hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.
hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.
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clandestine (klænˈdɛstɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive | |
| [C16: from Latin clandestīnus, from clam secretly; related to Latin celāre to hide] | |
| clan'destinely | |
| —adv | |
| clan'destineness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
clandestine
1566, from L. clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from base of celare "to hide" (see cell).
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Example sentences
Bribery, betting and betrayal are the order of the day, and secret negotiations and clandestine plots abound.
While the relationship was private, it can hardly be called furtive or clandestine.
Potential explanations range from the mechanical to the clandestine.
But of course they're far more clandestine emotionally.
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