clandestine

//klænˈdɛstɪn//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Adjective

clandestineCanonical form
1

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit or unauthorized.

The group held clandestine meetings to plan their escape.

2

Characterized by or conducted with secrecy, often for subversive or illegal purposes.

The police uncovered a clandestine operation to smuggle weapons across the border.

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