clandestinely vs hush-hush

clandestinely

adv
  • In a secret or covert manner. 

  • In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations. 

hush-hush

adj
  • Secret, not spoken of (or spoken of only in hushed whispers between insiders). 

noun
  • secrecy; covert operation 

How often have the words clandestinely and hush-hush occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )