clan-des-tine / klan-ˈde-stən, also -ˌstīn or -ˌstēn or ˈklan-də-
adjective surreptitious Enter each day with the expectation that the happenings of the day may contain a clandestine message addressed to you personally. Sam Keen, 1931- done in secrecy, often for purposes of deception Behind innocence there gathers a clotted mass of superstition, of twisted and misdirected impulse; clandestine flirtation, fads, and ragtime fill the unventilated mind. Walter Lippmann, 1889-1974