clandestineadj.n.

Brit.

/klanˈdɛstɪn/,

/klanˈdɛstʌɪn/,

/ˈklandᵻstɪn/,

/ˈklandᵻstʌɪn/, U.S.

/klænˈdɛstən/,

/ˈklændəsˌtin/

Etymology: < Latin clandestīnus secret, hidden, clandestine, < clam secretly, in private; compare matutīnus. In French clandestin, -ine occurs in 16th cent.

A. adj.

Secret, private, concealed; usually in bad sense, implying craft or deception; underhand, surreptitious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] > accomplished by stealth

stolenc1400

secret1548

clandestine1566

stealed1577

backdoor1581

underhand1592

surreptitial1602

surreptitious?1615

furtive1628

surreptious1630

by1633

surreptive1633

subreptitious1641

surreptitious1645

postern1648

backstairs1663

smuggled1707

underneath1747

underhanded1806

hidlingsa1810

hole-and-corner1835

side door1862

under-cover1933

under the table1938

crafty1946

1566 Lethington To Cecil in Burnet Records iii. No. 30 (R.) The vitiated and clandestine contract..having no witness nor solemnization of Christian matrimony.

1694 E. Phillips tr. J. Milton Lett. of State 290 A certain Clandestine Hostility cover'd over with the name of Peace.

1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts ii. 41 The clandestine impurities of the hearts and souls of the whole world shall be revealed.

1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. i. vi. 64 When the order of the church is observed, the marriage is called regular; when otherwise, clandestine. Clandestine marriage, tho' it be valid, has certain penalties annexed to it by statute.

1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation ii. xi. 348 A powerful stimulus to clandestine distillation.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White iii. 472 I obtained access by clandestine means.

†B. n.

A clandestine or underhand proceeding. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > operation

clandestine1656

by-contrivement1657

hidlings1823

still hunt1843

1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 15 Such clandestines and ambushments attend continually for your surprisal.

1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 87 Your Clandestines and Trecheries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† clandestinev.

Etymology: < clandestine adj. and n.

Obsolete. rare.

to clandestine it: to act in a clandestine manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > be stealthy [verb (intransitive)] > act stealthily

to draw a snecka1500

underwork1504

to clandestine it1656

hugger-mugger1862

1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 72 To clamour, except, or clandestine it, or to incense the people to faction or party.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	clandestine
释义	clandestineadj.n. Brit. /klanˈdɛstɪn/, /klanˈdɛstʌɪn/, /ˈklandᵻstɪn/, /ˈklandᵻstʌɪn/, U.S. /klænˈdɛstən/, /ˈklændəsˌtin/ Etymology: < Latin clandestīnus secret, hidden, clandestine, < clam secretly, in private; compare matutīnus. In French clandestin, -ine occurs in 16th cent. A. adj. Secret, private, concealed; usually in bad sense, implying craft or deception; underhand, surreptitious. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] > accomplished by stealth stolenc1400 secret1548 clandestine1566 stealed1577 backdoor1581 underhand1592 surreptitial1602 surreptitious?1615 furtive1628 surreptious1630 by1633 surreptive1633 subreptitious1641 surreptitious1645 postern1648 backstairs1663 smuggled1707 underneath1747 underhanded1806 hidlingsa1810 hole-and-corner1835 side door1862 under-cover1933 under the table1938 crafty1946 1566 Lethington To Cecil in Burnet Records iii. No. 30 (R.) The vitiated and clandestine contract..having no witness nor solemnization of Christian matrimony. 1694 E. Phillips tr. J. Milton Lett. of State 290 A certain Clandestine Hostility cover'd over with the name of Peace. 1698 W. Chilcot Pract. Treat. Evil Thoughts ii. 41 The clandestine impurities of the hearts and souls of the whole world shall be revealed. 1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. i. vi. 64 When the order of the church is observed, the marriage is called regular; when otherwise, clandestine. Clandestine marriage, tho' it be valid, has certain penalties annexed to it by statute. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation ii. xi. 348 A powerful stimulus to clandestine distillation. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White iii. 472 I obtained access by clandestine means. †B. n. A clandestine or underhand proceeding. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > operation clandestine1656 by-contrivement1657 hidlings1823 still hunt1843 1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 15 Such clandestines and ambushments attend continually for your surprisal. 1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 87 Your Clandestines and Trecheries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † clandestinev. Etymology: < clandestine adj. and n. Obsolete. rare. to clandestine it: to act in a clandestine manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > be stealthy [verb (intransitive)] > act stealthily to draw a snecka1500 underwork1504 to clandestine it1656 hugger-mugger1862 1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 72 To clamour, except, or clandestine it, or to incense the people to faction or party. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1566v.1656
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