NOUN | state | hugger-mugger | a state of confusion |
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ADVERB | all | hugger-mugger | in secrecy |
ADJECTIVE | all | hugger-mugger, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy | in utter disorder |
all | hugger-mugger, clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground | conducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods |
Meaning | In utter disorder. | |
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Synonyms | disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy | |
Broader | untidy | not neat and tidy |
Nouns | hugger-mugger | a state of confusion |
Meaning | Conducted with or marked by hidden / hidden aims or methods. | |
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Synonyms | clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground | |
Broader | covert | Secret or hidden / hidden |
Spanish | clandestina, clandestino, encubierto, escondido, oculto, secreto | |
Catalan | amagat, clandestí, encobert, ocult, secret |
Meaning | A state of confusion. | |
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Example | "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance" | |
Broader | confusion | disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably |
Spanish | batiborrillo, fárrago | |
Catalan | farrigo-farrago, poti-poti | |
Adjectives | hugger-mugger | in utter disorder |
Verbs | hugger mugger | act stealthily or secretively |
Meaning | In secrecy. | |
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Example | "they did it all hugger-mugger" | |
Spanish | en secreto, operación encubierta |
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