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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•rep•ti•tious /ˌsɜrəpˈtɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - obtained, done, made, etc., secretly;
secret:a surreptitious glance at his watch.
sur•rep•ti•tious•ly, adv.: He glanced surreptitiously at his watch.See -rape-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•rep•ti•tious (sûr′əp tish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth;
secret or unauthorized;
clandestine:a surreptitious glance. - acting in a stealthy way.
- obtained by subreption;
subreptitious.
- Latin surreptīcius stolen, clandestine, equivalent. to surrept(us), past participle of surripere to steal, (sur- sur-2 + rep-, combining form of rapere to snatch, rape1 + -tus past participle suffix) + -īcius -itious
- late Middle English 1400–50
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