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irreptitious, a.|ɪrɛpˈtɪʃəs|
[f. L. irrept-, ppl. stem of irrepĕre (see prec.) + -itious.]
Characterized by creeping in or having crept in, esp. into a text.
1673Castell Let. in Nichols Lit. Anecd. 18th C. IV. 695 The first [text] he illustrates, Esa. ix. 1 where all condemn πιε as irreptitious. 1680H. Dodwell Two Lett. (1691) 7 Where it [this design] is irreptitious and by way of surprize. 1868Contemp. Rev. IX. 283 Omit ουδαµως which contradicts Micah, and is irreptitious from preceding αιδου. |