irreptitiousadj.
/ɪrɛpˈtɪʃəs/ Characterized by creeping in or having crept in, esp. into a text.
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1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice i. iv. 9 Where it [this design] is irreptitious and by way of surprize.
1673 Castell Let. in J. Nichols Lit. Anecd. 18th Cent. IV. 695 The first [text] he illustrates, Esa. ix. 1 where all condemn πιε as irreptitious.
1868 Contemp. Rev. 9 283 Omit ουδαμως which contradicts Micah, and is irreptitious from preceding αιδου.
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