单词 | subreptitiously |
释义 | subreptitiouslyadv. In a subreptitious manner; by subreption; = surreptitiously adv. a, b. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adverb] > by concealment of truth subreptitiously1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Subreptivement, subrepticiously. a1631 J. Donne 50 Serm. (1649) xliii. 408 As long as they write, (not in Libels clandestinely and subreptitiously stollen out, but avowed by publique Authority) That our Priests are no Priests. 1640 T. Cuningham Jrnl. (1928) 18 Finding them [sc. commissions] contrary to his publique declarations..and consequently subrepticiously procured, I took occasion [etc.]. 1749 R. Rolt Impartial Representation Conduct Powers Europe I. ii. i. 197 The reversals in question,..having been subreptitiously obtained, were neither binding according to law, nor according to natural right. 1783 T. Horde Intrigue in Cloyster ii. 31 Now are these damsels subreptitiously escaped from the convent. 1821 L. Morrissy Devel. Inquisitorial Syst. Irel. 173 Dr. Marum came to my Parish, and subreptitiously foisted into my living the Rev. Mr. Cody. 1890 T. E. Bridgett Blunders & Forgeries 18 Perhaps the rescript of which the Vicar of Mundeham boasted was obtained obreptitiously or subreptitiously. 1922 Monthly Bull. Information on Refrigeration Dec. 745 Meat intended for Holland will not be subreptitiously or clandestinely withdrawn from inspection. 1984 P. de Man in G. Shapiro & A. Sica Hermeneutics 128 The transcendental judgment..functions metaphorically, or ideologically, when it subreptitiously defines itself in terms of its other. 1999 Speculum 74 800 Various forms of dishonest manipulation of litigation, including..subreptitiously obtained papal documents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1611 |
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