hole-and-corner

Adjective
  1. Relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life (synset 302172269)
    "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"
    similar to: insignificant, unimportant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
    same as: hole-in-corner
  2. Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (synset 301710918)
    "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"
    similar to: covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
    same as: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground

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