clan·des·tine

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• clan|des´tine|ly — clan|des|tine «klan DEHS tuhn, KLAN duhs tyn», adjective. arranged or made in a stealthy or underhanded manner; secret; private; concealed: »The spy s clandestine entry into the country went undetected. SYNONYM(S): hidden, furtive, covert,… …   Useful english dictionary

• clan|des|tine — «klan DEHS tuhn, KLAN duhs tyn», adjective. arranged or made in a stealthy or underhanded manner; secret; private; concealed: »The spy s clandestine entry into the country went undetected. SYNONYM(S): hidden, furtive, covert, surreptitious,… …   Useful english dictionary

• clan|des´tine|ness — clan|des|tine «klan DEHS tuhn, KLAN duhs tyn», adjective. arranged or made in a stealthy or underhanded manner; secret; private; concealed: »The spy s clandestine entry into the country went undetected. SYNONYM(S): hidden, furtive, covert,… …   Useful english dictionary

• clan — clan·des·tine; clan·des·tine·ly; clan·des·tine·ness; clan·des·tin·i·ty; clan·gu·la; clan·jam·frey; clan·less; clan·nish; clan·ship; clan·wil·liam; cy·clan·thus; le·clan·ché; matri·clan; pat·ri·clan; cy·clan·de·late; clan; clan·nish·ness; …   English syllables

• tine — ab·ro·tine; acon·i·tine; ac·tine; ad·a·man·tine; ag·ma·tine; al·a·cre·a·tine; am·e·thys·tine; an·a·tine; ar·re·tine; as·bes·tine; as·ta·tine; at·tine; bar·bo·tine; bar·ken·tine; bar·quen·tine; bar·y·tine; bikh·a·con·i·tine; bi·son·tine;… …   English syllables

• clandestine — clan·des·tine …   English syllables

• clandestinely — clan·des·tine·ly …   English syllables

• clandestine — clan•des•tine [[t]klænˈdɛs tɪn[/t]] adj. held or done in secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; stealthy or surreptitious: clandestine meetings[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70; < L clandestīnus, der. of *clande,… …   From formal English to slang

• clandestine — clan|des|tine [klænˈdestın] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: clandestinus, from clam secretly ] done or kept secret ▪ a clandestine affair ▪ clandestine meetings …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• clandestine — clan|des|tine [ klæn destın, klændə,stin ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY secret and often illegal: clandestine telephone conversations …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English