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   sur·rep·ti·tious

   /ˌsərəpˈtiSHəs/

   adjective

   • 1. kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of: "they carried on a surreptitious affair"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘obtained by suppression of the truth’): from Latin surreptitius (from the verb surripere, from sub- ‘secretly’ + rapere ‘seize’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. surreptitiousness noun

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   Sometimes spyware is installed surreptitiously when a person visits a website. They went undercover to surreptitiously film racers at the illegal events, recording faces and license plates. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Definition of surreptitiously adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › surreptitiouslysurreptitiously - The Free Dictionary

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   Define surreptitiously. surreptitiously synonyms, surreptitiously pronunciation, surreptitiously translation, English dictionary definition of surreptitiously. adj. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.

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   It is an adverb that is used to describe an action that is done secretly or without anyone noticing. Example: The thief surreptitiously snuck into the museum at night and stole the valuable painting. exact ( 60 ) Where people do figure, they are, for the most part, taken surreptitiously from the side or back. 1. The Guardian - Arts.

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   Sep 21, 2024 · In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly. Synonyms: furtively, secretly, stealthily

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    subreptitious (comparative more subreptitious, superlative most subreptitious) Obsolete form of surreptitious. Related terms.