About The Word Surreptitious
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Surreptitious
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What's The Definition Of Surreptitious?
[adj] conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
[adj] marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" Synonyms | Synonyms for Surreptitious: clandestine | cloak-and-dagger | concealed | covert | furtive | hole-and-corner(a) | hugger-mugger | hush-hush | lurking | on the quiet(p) | secret | skulking | sneak(a) | sneaky | stealthy | undercover | underground Related Terms | Find terms related to Surreptitious: See Also | Surreptitious In Webster's Dictionary \Sur`rep*ti"tious\, a. [L. surreptitius, or
subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to
withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See {Sub-},
and {Ravish}.]
Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or
introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a
surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious
removal of goods. -- {Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly}, adv.
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