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cloak-and-dagger definition

cloak·-and-dagger (klōk′ən dag′ər)

adjective

of or characteristic of the activities of spies and undercover agents, esp. as extravagantly depicted in popular suspense fiction

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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