surreptitious
[ sur-uh p-tish-uh s ]
/ ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs /
adjective
obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
acting in a stealthy way.
obtained by subreption; subreptitious.
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Origin of surreptitious
OTHER WORDS FROM surreptitious
sur·rep·ti·tious·ly, adverbsur·rep·ti·tious·ness, nounWords nearby surreptitious
surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, surrender, surrender value, surreptitious, surrey, surrogacy, surrogate, surrogate mother, surround
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surreptitious
/ (ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs) /
adjective
done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means
operating by stealth
characterized by fraud or misrepresentation of the truth
Derived forms of surreptitious
surreptitiously, adverbsurreptitiousness, nounWord Origin for surreptitious
C15: from Latin surreptīcius furtive, from surripere to steal, from sub- secretly + rapere to snatch
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