[klan-des-tin] 
| characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years. |
| clan·des·tine (klān-děs'tĭn) adj. Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. See Synonyms at secret. [Latin clandestīnus, probably blend of *clam-de, secretly (from clam; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots) and intestīnus, internal; see intestine.] clan·des'tine·ly adv., clan·des'tine·ness, clan'des·tin'i·ty n. |