clandestinely
/klænˈdestənli/klan-DEH-stuhn-lee
/klænˈdɛstənli/klan-DEH-stuhn-lee
Meaningin a clandestine way
Common meaning: secretly
- clandestinhidden, secretLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 348 · scan
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinclandestinus, -a, -um‘hidden, secret’
- Englishclandestine‘done in secret’
- Englishformed in English from clandestineclandestinely‘secretly’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from clandestine + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CLANDESTINE, p.112 · scan
Roots
- clandestinus, -a, -um Latin “hidden, secret”
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