clandestinely vs sub rosa

clandestinely

adv
  • In a secret or covert manner. 

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

sub rosa

adv
  • In secret or covertly; privately, confidentially. 

adj
  • Carried out secretly or confidentially. 

noun
  • Covert surveillance video used to catch workers’ compensation applicants and show that they are in fact not injured. 

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