hole-and-corner
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(satellite adjective) relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"- H.G.Wells |
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Synonyms: colorless, hole-in-corner |
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(satellite adjective) conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" |
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Synonyms: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground |
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