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sub rosa

UK /ˌsʌb ˈɹəʊzə/US /ˌsʌb ˈɹoʊzə/

adjective 2
adverb 1
noun 1
forms 2

adjective2

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Carried out confidentially or secretly.
- He began a sub rosa campaign of obstruction, terror and depredation along the Thurn and Taxis mail routes. — 1966
Not formally stated; implicit, tacit, unspoken.

adverb1

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Covertly or in secret; confidentially, privately, secretly.
- They held the meeting sub rosa.

noun1

(US, slang) Covert surveillance video used as evidence against applicants for workers' compensation to show they are not in fact (seriously) injured.

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