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clandescent

clandescent adjective: secret, clandestine.

Adjective

clandescent (comparative more clandescent, superlative most clandescent)

  1. (nonstandard) secret, clandestine
    • I had no idea she was having a clandescent affair.
    • The neurotic symptom in itself does not have solely the significance of repelling a drive for it also is a means of satisfying a desire in a clandescent manner.1940, Journal of Criminal Psychopathology, volume 2, page 96

Forms of clandescent

comparativemore clandescent
superlativemost clandescent

Questions about clandescent

What does clandescent mean?
Clandescent means secret, clandestine.
What part of speech is clandescent?
Clandescent is an adjective.

Words near clandescent in the dictionary

  1. clancies
  2. clancular
  3. clancularly
  4. clancy
  5. Clancys
  6. clandescent
  7. clandestine
  8. clandestinely
  9. clandestineness
  10. clandestinities
  11. clandestinity

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