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Meaning of hugger-mugger

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hugger-mugger

Pronunciation:/ˈhʌɡ.əˌmʌɡ.ə//ˈhʌɡ.ɚˌmʌɡ.ɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Secrecy.

  2. Disorder.

verb

Definitions

  1. To meet or act secretly.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Secret, clandestine, sly.

  2. Disorderly, chaotic, confused.

    Example: hugger-mugger doings

adverb

Definitions

  1. Secretly.

  2. Confusedly, in a muddle.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hugger-mugger

Related words

surreptitiouscoverthole-and-corneron the quietclandestineundercovercloak-and-daggersecret