 hole-and-corner |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life | |
| Synonyms: | hole-in-corner colorless | |
| Examples: | "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells |
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| Related terms: | insignificant | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | |
| Synonyms: | secret clandestine undercover underground on_the_quiet hush-hush surreptitious hugger-mugger cloak-and-dagger | |
| Examples: | "clandestine intelligence operations" "cloak-and-dagger activities" "secret missions" "surreptitious mobilization of troops" "an undercover investigation" "underground resistance" |
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| Related terms: | covert | |
