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surreptitiously

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–adjective

obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.

acting in a stealthy way.

obtained by subreption; subreptitious.

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Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L surreptīcius stolen, clandestine, equiv. to surrept(us), ptp. of surripere to steal, (sur- sur-² + rep-, comb. form of rapere to snatch, rape¹ + -tus ptp. suffix) + -īcius -itious

—Related forms

sur·rep·ti·tious·ly, adverb

sur·rep·ti·tious·ness, noun

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surreptitious (ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs)

—*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]

surrep'titiously

—*adv*

surrep'titiousness

—n

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surreptitious

mid-15c., from L. surrepticius "stolen, furtive, clandestine," from surreptus, pp. of surripere "seize secretly," from sub "from under" (hence, "secretly") + rapere "to snatch" (see rapid). Related: Surreptitiously.

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