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[ adjective ] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Examples "clandestine intelligence operations" "cloak-and-dagger activities" "secret missions" "surreptitious mobilization of troops" "an undercover investigation" "underground resistance" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] in utter disorder
Synonyms Examples "a disorderly pile of clothes" Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in secrecy
Examples "they did it all hugger-mugger" |
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[ noun ] a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses
Synonyms Examples "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance" Related terms |
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