hugger-mugger
nouns
a state of confusion
"he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
"the army retreated in confusion"
adjectives
in utter disorder
"a disorderly pile of clothes"
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
clandestine,
cloak-and-dagger,
hole-and-corner,
hugger-mugger,
hush-hush,
secret,
surreptitious,
undercover,
underground
adverbs
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