clancular

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæŋkjʊlə(ɹ)/

Adjective

clancular (comparative more clancular, superlative most clancular)

1. (obsolete) Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed.
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Was Crucified”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     Not close and clancular, but frank and open.

Derived terms

• clancularly

References

• “clancular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.