a state of confusion; he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance'

in secrecy; they did it all hugger-mugger'

in utter disorder; a disorderly pile of clothes

[ Syn: disorderly , higgledy-piggledy , jumbled , topsy-turvy ]

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 , hush-hush , secret , surreptitious , undercover , underground ]