huggermugger
huggermugger is the alternative form of hugger-mugger.
Meaning of hugger-mugger
Adjective
hugger-mugger (comparative more hugger-mugger, superlative most hugger-mugger)
- Secret, clandestine, sly.
- Synonyms:
- abstruse, behind the scenes, catlike, backroom, backstairs, stealth, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, concealed, confidential
- Disorderly, chaotic, confused.
- hugger-mugger doings
Forms of huggermugger
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more huggermugger |
| superlative | most huggermugger |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | huggermuggers |
| present participle | huggermuggering |
| past participle | huggermuggered |
| past | huggermuggered |
Questions about huggermugger
- What is huggermugger the alternative form of?
- Huggermugger is the alternative form of hugger-mugger.
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