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51mining — min·ing || maɪnɪŋ n. act or process of extracting ores; hewing, quarrying; process of working mines; act of laying explosive mines adj. extracting ores; hewing, quarrying maɪn n. excavation in the earth for the purpose of digging out certain …
52underhand — (also underhanded) adjective 1》 acting or done in a secret or dishonest way. 2》 underarm. ↘with the palm of the hand upward or outward. Derivatives underhandedly adverb …
53underhand — I. ad. 1. Secretly, privately, clandestinely, underhandedly, in a clandestine manner, by secret means. 2. Fraudulently, by fraudulent means, surreptitiously, unfairly. II. a. Secret, sly, clandestine, disingenuous, unfair, fraudulent, underhanded …
54underhand — 1 also un.der.hand.ed adjective dishonest and done secretly: underhand dealings underhandedly adverb underhandedness noun (U) 2 adverb AmE if you throw a ball underhand, you throw it without moving your arm above your shoulder; underarm 1 …
55privately — adv 1. in private, alone, individually, personally, separately, exclusively; confidentially, off the record, unofficially; secretly, sub rosa, behind closed doors, off camera, out of public view, behind the scenes; secludedly, seclusively, in… …
56secretly — adv clandestinely, covertly, furtively, surreptitiously, slyly, on the sly, on the Q.T., behind one s back, stealthily, sneakily, underhandedly; mysteriously, cryptically, enigmatically; privately, confidentially, intimately …
57sly — adj 1. cunning, crafty, wily, artful, subtle, foxy. Sl. crazy like a fox, Scot, and North Eng. pawky; shrewd, astute, canny, sharp, knowing, Inf. cagey. 2. covert, clandestine, undercover, stealthy, surreptitious, feline, back alley, Canon Law.… …
58sub rosa — adv confidentially, in confidence, just between you and me, just between the two of us, just between you and me and the lamppost, entre nous, Latin, inter nos; off the record, unofficially; secretly, in secret, softly, sotto voce, in a whispered… …
59surreptitiously — adv 1. clandestinely, covertly, under cover, stealthily, under the table or counter; collu sively, conspiratorily, furtively, underhandedly, sneak ily, craftily, cunningly, slyly, on the sly, behind one s back, behind the scenes; unethically,… …
60underground — adv 1. subterraneously, subterraneanly, by or through a tunnel or underpass, by subway or the metro; under or in the ground, in a cave. 2. secretly, in secret, privately, in private, in a hush hush manner, sub rosa, out of view, behind closed… …
