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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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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.
The meaning of SURREPTITIOUS is done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine. How to use surreptitious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Surreptitious.
When someone behaves in a surreptitious way, they're being secretive. They're doing something that they don't want to be seen doing. While surreptitious means secret, it has the added sense of "sneaky" or "hidden."
Surreptitious definition: obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine. See examples of SURREPTITIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of 'surreptitious' Word Frequency. surreptitious. (sʌrəptɪʃəs , US sɜːr- ) adjective. 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.
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.
adj. 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.
1. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine. a surreptitious glance.
SURREPTITIOUS definition: done secretly so that other people do not see: . Learn more.
Surreptitious definition: Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.
