Synonyms for clandestinely
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : klan-des-tin |
| Phonetic Transcription : klænˈdɛs tɪn |
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for clandestinely
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