clandestine

(klăn-dĕs'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) and intestīnus, internal; see intestine.]

clandestinely clan·des'tine·ly adv.
clandestineness clan·des'tine·ness or clan'des·tin'i·ty n.

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adjective

Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality: cloak-and-dagger, covert, huggermugger, secret, sub rosa, undercover. Informal hush-hush. Idioms: under wraps. See show/hide.

adj

Definition: secret, sly
Antonyms: aboveboard, forthright, open, truthful

[klænܒdestǝn; -ܖtīn; -ܖtēn; ܒklændǝs-]

klænˈdestǝn; -ܖtīn; -ܖtēn; ˈklændǝs- adj. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit: she deserved better than these clandestine meetings.

clandestinely adv.

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IN BRIEF: Done in secret.

Secret agents have to work in a very clandestine manner.

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• Secrecy and Concealment - clandestine: (adj) done in secret; surreptitious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hemmelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
clandestien

Français (French)
adj. - clandestin

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heimlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κρυφός, μυστικός, λαθραίος, αφανής

Italiano (Italian)
clandestino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - clandestino

Русский (Russian)
подпольный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - clandestino

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemlig, smyg-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
秘密的, 暗中的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 秘密的, 暗中的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비밀의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 内密の, 秘密の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سري, خفي, مخفي, مستتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סודי‬

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