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surreptitious |
Overview of adj surreptitious The adj surreptitious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows") 2. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground -- (conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance") Antonyms of adj surreptitious 2 senses of surreptitious Sense 1 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious INDIRECT (VIA concealed) -> unconcealed Sense 2 clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(postnominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(prenominal), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground INDIRECT (VIA covert) -> overt, open Similarity of adj surreptitious 2 senses of surreptitious Sense 1 furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(postnominal), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious => concealed (vs. unconcealed) Sense 2 clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(postnominal), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(prenominal), secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground => covert (vs. overt) Attributes of adj surreptitious Familiarity of adj surreptitious surreptitious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj surreptitious surreptitious Overview of adj surreptitious The adj surreptitious has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious -- (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows") 2. clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground -- (conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance")
surreptitious definition
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