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Definition of Hush-hush
1. Adjective. Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. "Underground resistance"
Exact synonyms: Clandestine, Cloak-and-dagger, Hole-and-corner, Hugger-mugger, Secret, Surreptitious, Undercover, Underground
Similar to: Covert
Derivative terms: Underground
Similar to: Covert
Derivative terms: Underground
Definition of Hush-hush
1. Adjective. Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hush-hush
Literary usage of Hush-hush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1841)
"Hush, hush, hush, hush ! and I dance mine own child, and I dance mine own ...
I met her in osier grove, crying hush, hush, hush, hush ! ..."
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