hole-and-corner
adj 1: relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of
life; "a hole-and-corner life in some obscure community"-
H.G.Wells [syn: {hole-and-corner}, {hole-in-corner}]
2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
"clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger
activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue";
"secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms";
"surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover
investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: {clandestine},
{cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger},
{hush-hush}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover},
{underground}]