1. [adv]  in secret or covertly; "held a meeting sub rosa to avoid general criticism"
2. [adj]  designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"

Sub Rosa
`Sub Rosa? Of course, for these poems are rich in the secrets of emotional survival. The small balances and charms that children learn in their long solitude, like a light `faint but unfailing, ` have been lovingly transformed in these poems to the adult world. The resulting poems are beautiful and delicate, and have terrific resilience and strength.` - William Matthews.

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