subreptitious
/ˌsʌbrɪpˈtɪʃəs/adjective
1Chiefly Ecclesiastical Law. Obtained by subreption; involving or characterized by the suppression of truth or the concealment of facts.
2Secret; clandestine; = surreptitious.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Glasse of Truthe. From classical Latin subreptīcius (also surreptīcius; in post-classical Latin also subreptitius, surreptitius) stolen, kidnapped, in post-classical Latin also false, deceitful, taking place by stealth + -ous.
- distance learning
- distance lends enchantment to the view
- distance post
- distance runner
- distance vision
- distant
- distant early warning
- distantiate
- distantiation
- distantly
- distant signal
- distaste
- distasteful
- distastefully
- distastefulness
- dist. atty.
- Di Stefano, Alfredo
- distemper
- distempered
- distend
- distended
- distensibility
- distensible
- pupil reaction
- pupil-room