Associations to the word «Clandestine»

Wiktionary

CLANDESTINE, adjective. Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
CLANDESTINE, adjective. (freemasonry) (of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.

Dictionary definition

CLANDESTINE, adjective. Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats