Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Clandestine

Clandestine , adjective

[Latin clandestinus, from clam secretly; akin to celare, English conceal: compare French clandestin.]

Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage. — Locke