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Antonyms for clandestinely


Grammar : Adv
Spell : klan-des-tin
Phonetic Transcription : klænˈdɛs tɪn



Definition of clandestinely

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Latin clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from adverbial derivative of base of celare "to hide" (see cell), perhaps on model of intestinus "internal." Related: Clandestinely. As a noun form, there is awkward clandestinity (clandestineness apparently being a dictionary word).
  • adv secretly
Example sentences :
  • He had made a miserable, hopeless girl follow him clandestinely to London.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • He then reminded her she had sent him clandestinely into Raby Hall to see her picture.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • She desired not to leave him clandestinely again, or to forsake Florence.
  • Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot
  • I asked Mr. Cridge why they had brought the man to him, and clandestinely, too?
  • Extract from : « Some Reminiscences of old Victoria » by Edgar Fawcett
  • Making off suddenly or clandestinely, or "departed this life."
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • When I would give it to another, you grasp it clandestinely.
  • Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • She was fool enough (and the man too) to marry, but clandestinely.
  • Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs » by Charles C. F. Greville
  • This was the reason why she had met Wyverne clandestinely in the Botanical Gardens.
  • Extract from : « Barren Honour: A Novel » by George A. Lawrence
  • Yet why she should meet him clandestinely was an utter mystery.
  • Extract from : « The Count's Chauffeur » by William Le Queux
  • More than once I have seen you leave this house, and return to it, clandestinely.
  • Extract from : « Dangerous Ground » by Lawrence L. Lynch

Synonyms for clandestinely

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