subreptitious


sub·rep·tion

S0849100 (sŭb-rĕp′shən)n.1. A calculated misrepresentation through concealment of the facts.2. An inference drawn from such a misrepresentation.
[Late Latin subreptiō, subreptiōn-, from Latin, theft, from subreptus, past participle of surripere, subripere, to take away secretly; see surreptitious.]
sub′rep·ti′tious (-tĭsh′əs) adj.