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.
Origin of surreptitious
OTHER WORDS FROM surreptitious
sur·rep·ti·tious·ly, adverb sur·rep·ti·tious·ness, nounWords nearby surreptitious
surrebuttal,
surrebutter,
surrejoinder,
surrender,
surrender value,
surreptitious,
surrey,
surrogacy,
surrogate,
surrogate mother,
surround
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British Dictionary definitions for surreptitious
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, adverb surreptitiousness, nounWord Origin for surreptitious
C15: from Latin
surreptīcius furtive, from
surripere to steal, from
sub- secretly +
rapere to snatch