clandestine
clandestine
Definition
clan·des·tine (klan des′tin)
adjective
kept secret or hidden, esp. for some illicit purpose; surreptitious; furtive
Etymology: Fr clandestin < L clandestinus, secret, hidden < clam, secret < base of celare, to hide: see conceal
clan·des′·tinely adverb
clan·des′·tine·ness noun
clan′·des·tin′·ity noun
clandestine
Synonyms
clandestine
modif.
clandestine
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- entrant: The civil penalty will apply to all vehicles, ships, or aircraft bringing clandestine entrants to the United Kingdom.
- marriage: Her clandestine marriage to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, in 1560 did not help.
- immigrant: Among the 275 clandestine immigrants stopped by Italian police patrols Wednesday, at least 64 of them were from Kosovo, officials said.
- operation: At the time he was in charge of all CIA clandestine operations.
- affair: Then each, enchanted by Greta's beauty, embarks on a clandestine affair.
- grave: Students then are trained in the practical aspects of identifying clandestine graves, and recovering human remains and evidence.
Modifying Another Word
- largely: By necessity, any revolutionary organization had to restrict its membership, be largely clandestine, and composed mainly of ' professional revolutionaries ' .
- so: So clandestine was the plan, Jack Straw said on Question Time last year that he had heard of it.
- often: Our actions, although often clandestine, will have lasting effect on all countries.
