Private and Sly

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Private adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.

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Sly and private are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sly" instead an adjective "Private".

Sly adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

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Private and sly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Private" instead an adjective "Sly".

Nearby Words: slyness, slyly

It was considered a valuable way to inject some combat experience into what would otherwise be a purely peacetime officer corps, as well as build up some goodwill on the sly, while still being technically a private venture, and as such completely deniable.

Source: Private Military Contractors aka: Private Military Contractor
One of the villains in Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time, El Jefe, is the leader of Private Army that specializes in taking over countries for the highest bidder.

Source: Private Military Contractors aka: Private Military Contractor

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