Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
clandestine adjective
/klænˈdes.tɪn/ adj formal
planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is not officially allowed
The group held weekly clandestine meetings in a church.
He has been having a clandestine affair with his secretary for three years.
She undertook several clandestine operations for the CIA.
clandestinely
adverb
/klænˈdes.tɪn.li/ adv
(Definition of clandestine adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
