hush-hush
hush-hush · more hush-hush · most hush-hush
таємний, секретний, потайний
тайный, секретный, потайной
geheim
Secret, not spoken ofSecret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
Meaning
1 sensesSecret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders).
The spy program was very hush-hush: no-one ever spoke of it.
More definitions
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Forms
more hush-hush, most hush-hush| Comparative | more hush-hush Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hush-hush Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods:clandestinecloak-and-daggerhole-and-cornerhugger-muggersecretsurreptitiousundercoverunderground
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.