hole-in-corner

• Устаревшее прилагательное, описывающее что-то тайное, скрытое или совершаемое скрытным или украдкой образом.

An old-fashioned adjective describing something secret, clandestine, or done in a hidden or furtive manner.

1. Insignificant or obscureC2formalbritish

   Relating to minor, unimportant, or peripheral aspects of life; often associated with secrecy or lack of importance.

   Незначительный или скрытый

   • He was involved in some hole-in-corner dealings that no one took seriously.
   • The committee focused on hole-in-corner issues rather than the main agenda.
   • Her research was dismissed as hole-in-corner work by the academic board.

   Synonymshiddenhumbleinconsequentialinsignificantlowlyminornegligibleobscureout-of-the-waypettyremotesecretsmall-timetrivialunimportant

   Antonymsimportantmainstreamnotableprominentsignificant