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back·stairs (-sterz′)
adjective
involving intrigue or scandal; secret
also backstair back′·stair′
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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backstairs Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- intrigue: Hitler's appointment as Chancellor on 30/1/1933 was not simply the result of backstairs intrigue.
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