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surreptitious

[ sur-uhp-tish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine:

    a surreptitious glance.

  2. acting in a stealthy way.
  3. obtained by subreption; subreptitious.


surreptitious

/ ˌʌəˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means
  2. operating by stealth
  3. characterized by fraud or misrepresentation of the truth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܰˈپپdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˌܰˈپپdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܰ··پ·پdzܲ· adverb
  • ܰ··پ·پdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of surreptitious1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ܰīܲ “stolen, clandestine,” equivalent to surrept(us), past participle of surripere “to steal,” ( sur- sur- 2 + rep-, combining form of rapere “to snatch, plunder” ( rape 1 ) + -tus past participle suffix) + -īܲ adjective suffix ( -itious )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of surreptitious1

C15: from Latin ܰīܲ furtive, from surripere to steal, from sub- secretly + rapere to snatch
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Others find decoys to place in their pouches, pocketing their real devices for surreptitious use throughout the school day.

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A sheriff’s jail supervisor testified that Baker also tried to leave coded kites — a surreptitious method of inmate communication using handwritten binary code on paper — in a courthouse stairwell that the widow used after him.

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After the couple found out about her surreptitious sterilization, “All our plans came tumbling down.”

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It was suggested it had been conducted by the UK to be able to blame Russia "as part of a sort of bizarre and surreptitious intelligence operation of some variety", he added.

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For the defense, the government’s surreptitious recordings were hard to overcome.

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