adjective
- Relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life."a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community- H. G. Wells
- synonyms: hole-in-corner
- Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.
- usage: "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
- synonyms: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
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