clandestine
done secretly, especially to conceal something improper
Word origin: From Latin clandestinus, secret (clam secretly).
Clandestine in a sentence
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They held clandestine meetings to plan the workers' strike.
The clandestine meetings continued for months before the alliance was made public.
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The professor's lectures were notoriously blank; students often left more puzzled than when they had arrived, unable to follow his tangled chains of reasoning.
Using “clandestine” well
Clandestine means secret, with the implication of concealing something improper. It is stronger and more furtive than merely private.
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