clandestine

clan·des·tine  (kln-dstn)

adj.

Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. See Synonyms at secret.

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[Latin clandestnus, probably blend of *clam-de, secretly (from clam; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots) and intestnus, internal; see intestine.]

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clan·destine·ly adv.

clan·destine·ness, clandes·tini·ty n.

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clandestine

Adjective

Formal secret and concealed: a base for clandestine activities [Latin clam secretly]

clandestinely adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

clandestine - 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" cloak-and-dagger, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

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clandestine

adjective secret, private, hidden, underground, concealed, closet, covert, sly, furtive, underhand, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, under-the-counter

Translations

clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adj → clandestino

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clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adj → clandestin(e)

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clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adj → geheim, Geheim-

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clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adj → clandestino/a