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| 1. | [ adjective ] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | |
| Synonyms: | secret clandestine undercover underground on_the_quiet hush-hush surreptitious hole-and-corner 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 | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] in utter disorder | |
| Synonyms: | jumbled disorderly topsy-turvy higgledy-piggledy | |
| Examples: | "a disorderly pile of clothes" |
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| Related terms: | untidy | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] in secrecy | |
| Examples: | "they did it all hugger-mugger" |
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| 4. | [ noun ] a state of confusion; ritual accompanied by complicated and purposeless activity that obscures and confuses | |
| Synonyms: | mumbo_jumbo | |
| Examples: | "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance" |
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| Related terms: | confusion hugger_mugger | |
| Similar spelling: |
hugger_mugger |
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