† surreptiousadj.
Obsolete.
Surreptitious.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sneakiness > sneaky action > [adjective]
surreptitious1443
surreptitial1602
surreptious1630
surreptive1633
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] > accomplished by stealth
stolenc1400
secret1548
clandestine1566
stealed1577
backdoor1581
underhand1592
surreptitial1602
surreptitious?1615
furtive1628
surreptious1630
by1633
surreptive1633
subreptitious1641
surreptitious1645
postern1648
backstairs1663
smuggled1707
underneath1747
underhanded1806
hidlingsa1810
hole-and-corner1835
side door1862
under-cover1933
under the table1938
crafty1946
society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > dishonest > specifically of action, etc.
surreptitious1443
unhonest1583
surreptitial1602
surreptious1630
surreptive1633
cogged1781
rigged1850
1630 J. Ussher Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. clvi. 430 Whether it carrieth not with it a powerful Non obstante to that surreptious Grant.
Derivatives
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sneakiness > [adverb]
creepingly1548
surreptiously1573
surreptitiously1587
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb]
softlyc1225
by stalea1240
privilya1250
slylyc1275
thieflyc1290
stealingly13..
by stealth1390
stalworthlya1400
theftfullyc1400
theftlyc1400
theftuouslyc1400
under veilc1425
thievishly?c1450
by theft1488
quietly1488
furtively1490
by surreption1526
hugger-muggera1529
in hugger-mugger1529
underhand1538
insidiously1545
creepingly1548
surreptiously1573
underboard1582
filchingly1583
sneakingly1598
underwater1600
slipperily1603
thief-likea1625
clandestinely1632
surreptitiously1643
thievously1658
clancularly1699
stownlins1786
stealthily1806
underhandedly1806
stolen-wise1813
on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818
round-the-corner1820
underhanded1823
stealthfully1828
slinkingly1830
slippingly1830
on the sneak?1863
sneakishly1867
behind backs1874
stalkingly1891
on the side1893
under the counter1926
underground1935
under the table1938
down and dirty1959
sneakily1966
society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > dishonestly
falsely1303
naughtily1553
surreptiously1573
surreptitiously1587
dishonestlya1616
crookedlya1639
1573 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 318 The said signature..is..impetrat surreptiouslie.
1587 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1881) 1st Ser. IV. 173 [The said Bishop] hes of lait..surreptiouslie purchast letters of discharge.
1642 King Charles I Answer xix. Propositions Parl. 19 Any surreptiously gotten Command of the King.
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