CLOAK-AND-DAGGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Example:

underground resistance

Synonyms:

clandestine; cloak-and-dagger; hole-and-corner; hugger-mugger; hush-hush; secret; surreptitious; undercover; underground

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Adjectives

Similar:

covert (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed)

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