Clandestine vs Sly - What's the difference?
clandestine | sly | Synonyms |
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
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(freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.
Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; — in a good sense.
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
Light or delicate; slight; thin.
Slyly.
Clandestine is a synonym of sly.
As adjectives the difference between clandestine and sly
is that clandestine is done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose while sly is artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.As an adverb sly is
slyly.clandestine
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In my imagination, all work place encounters between men and women result in clandestine sex.
- And I don't want anyone to think I dislike Catholicism because I don't. It's actually my favourite form of clandestine global evil.