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- Dictionarysurreptitious/ˌsʌrɪpˈtɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of: "low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen"
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The meaning of SURREPTITIOUS is done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine. How to use surreptitious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Surreptitious.
done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing: She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn't help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock. Synonyms. clandestine formal. cloak-and-dagger. hush-hush informal. undercover. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. kept hidden from other people.
done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing: She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn't help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock. Synonyms. clandestine formal. cloak-and-dagger. hush-hush informal. undercover. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. kept hidden from other people.
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. “ surreptitious mobilization of troops”. synonyms: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, undercover, underground. covert. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed.
Surreptitious definition: obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine. See examples of SURREPTITIOUS used in a sentence.
1. done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means. 2. operating by stealth. 3. characterized by fraud or misrepresentation of the truth. [C15: from Latin surreptīcius furtive, from surripere to steal, from sub- secretly + rapere to snatch] ˌsurrepˈtitiously adv. ˌsurrepˈtitiousness n.
A surreptitious action is done secretly. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall. They had several surreptitious conversations. Synonyms: secret, clandestine, furtive, sneaking More Synonyms of surreptitious.
Definition of surreptitious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine. a surreptitious glance.
Surreptitious definition: Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.
