clancular

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/ˈklæŋkjʊlə(ɹ)/

adjective

Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.

OriginLatin clanculārius →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveclancular (comparative more clancular, superlative most clancular)

comparative more clancular · superlative most clancular

  1. obsoleteConducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.

    Not close and clancular, but frank and open.

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinclanculārius
  2. Englishclancular

From Latin clanculārius, from clanculum (“secretly”), adverbial diminutive of clam (“secretly”).

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APA

clancular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clancular

MLA

“clancular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clancular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clancular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clancular.

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