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surreptitious

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Surreptitious  \Sur`rep*ti"tious\,  a.  [L.  surreptitius,  or 
  subreptitius,  fr  surripere  subripere  to  snatch  away  to 
  withdraw  privily;  sub-  under  +  rapere  to  snatch.  See  {Sub-}, 
  and  {Ravish}.] 
  Done  or  made  by  stealth,  or  without  proper  authority;  made  or 
  introduced  fraudulently;  clandestine;  stealthy;  as  a 
  surreptitious  passage  in  an  old  manuscript;  a  surreptitious 
  removal  of  goods.  --  {Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly},  adv 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  surreptitious 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {furtive},  {lurking},  {skulking}, 
  {sneak(a)},  {sneaky},  {stealthy}] 
  2:  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" 
  [syn:  {clandestine},  {cloak-and-dagger},  {hole-and-corner(a)}, 
  {hugger-mugger},  {hush-hush},  {on  the  quiet(p)},  {secret}, 
  {undercover},  {underground}]




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