clandestine
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purposeDone or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
» Leonid was involved in clandestine operations.
Meaning
2 sensesDone or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
clandestine military operations
2005 — Stewart Lee, 90's Comedian DVD And I don't want anyone to think I dislike Catholicism because I don't. It's actually my favourite form of clandestine global evil.
klammheimlich, heimlich, geheim
подпо́льныйpodpólʹnyj, та́йныйtájnyj, секре́тныйsekrétnyj
Not recognized as a regular member.
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Examples
8 sentencesLeonid was involved in clandestine operations.
They started a forbidden and clandestine relationship.
Money laundering is, by definition, a clandestine enterprise.
He was suspected of being active in a clandestine movement.
ruЕго подозревали в участии в подпольном движении.
deEr wurde verdächtigt, in einer Untergrundbewegung aktiv zu sein.
Some brave writers dared to criticize the regime in clandestine writings.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin clandestīnus (“secret, concealed”); compare French clandestin.From Latin clandestīnus (“secret, concealed”); compare French clandestin.
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Forms
more clandestine, most clandestine| Comparative | more clandestine Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most clandestine Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
43 synonyms- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods:cloak-and-daggerhole-and-cornerhugger-muggerhush-hushsecretsurreptitiousundercoverunderground
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form