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clancular

/ˈklæŋkjʊlə(ɹ)/

clancular adjective: conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.

Adjective

clancular (comparative more clancular, superlative most clancular)

  1. (obsolete) Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.
    • Not close and clancular, but frank and open.a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Forms of clancular

comparativemore clancular
superlativemost clancular

Origin of clancular

From Latin clanculārius, from clanculum (“secretly”), adverbial diminutive of clam (“secretly”).

Words formed from clancular

Questions about clancular

What does clancular mean?
Clancular means conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.
What part of speech is clancular?
Clancular is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clancular?
Clancular is pronounced /ˈklæŋkjʊlə(ɹ)/.

Words near clancular in the dictionary

  1. clan mates
  2. Clana
  3. Clancey
  4. Clanceys
  5. clancies
  6. clancular
  7. clancularly
  8. clancy
  9. Clancys
  10. clandescent
  11. clandestine

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