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clandestinely

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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.
[Latin clandestnus, probably blend of *clam-de, secretly (from clam; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots) and intestnus, internal; see intestine.]
clan·destine·ly adv.
clan·destine·ness, clandes·tini·ty n.
Translations
clandestinely [klænˈdestɪnlɪ] ADV → clandestinamente
clandestinely [klænˈdɛstɪnli] adv [operate, enter, circulate] → clandestinement
clandestinely
adv → im Geheimen
clandestinely [klænˈdɛstɪnlɪ] adv → clandestinamente
clandestinely [klænˈdɛstɪnlɪ] adv → clandestinamente


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But this I know, that I had a mother, that five men leagued against one woman, murdered her clandestinely by night -- silently -- like cowards.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
HAVING fully resolved to leave the vessel clandestinely, and having acquired all the knowledge concerning the bay that I could obtain under the circumstances in which I was placed, I now deliberately turned over in my mind every plan to escape that suggested itself, being determined to act with all possible prudence in an attempt where failure would be attended with so many disagreeable consequences.
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If it had been Sid, she would have had no misgivings to alloy her delight; but since it was Tom, she watched the bottle clandestinely.
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