hush-hush
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hush-hush
(hŭsh′hŭsh′)adj. Informal
Secret; confidential.
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hush-hush
adj
informal (esp of official work, documents, etc) secret; confidential
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hush′-hush′
adj.
highly secret or confidential.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, undercover, underground, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, secret, surreptitious covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" |
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hush-hush
adjective (Informal) secret, confidential, classified, top-secret, restricted, under wraps Though these meetings were hush-hush there were sometimes leaks.
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hush-hush
adjective1. Informal. Known about by very few:
2. Informal. Existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality:
Idiom: under wraps.
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hush-hush
adj (inf) → streng geheim
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hush-hush
[ˈhʌʃˈhʌʃ] adj (fam) → segretissimo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995