Definitions of hugger-mugger
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a state of confusion“he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance”
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type of:
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confusion
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
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confusion
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in utter disorder
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synonyms:
disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, jumbled, topsy-turvy
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untidy
not neat and tidy
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untidy
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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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synonyms:
clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground
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covert
secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
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covert
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in secrecy“they did it all hugger-mugger”
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