surreptitious

sur·rep·ti·tious

S0919100 (sûr′əp-tĭsh′əs)adj. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means. See Synonyms at secret.

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[Middle English, from Latin surreptīcius, from surreptus, past participle of surripere, to take away secretly : sub-, secretly; see sub- + rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

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sur′rep·ti′tious·ly adv.sur′rep·ti′tious·ness n.

surreptitious

(ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs) adj1. done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means2. operating by stealth3. characterized by fraud or misrepresentation of the truth[C15: from Latin surreptīcius furtive, from surripere to steal, from sub- secretly + rapere to snatch] ˌsurrepˈtitiously adv ˌsurrepˈtitiousness n

sur•rep•ti•tious

(ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs)

adj. 1. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; clandestine; secret: a surreptitious glance. 2. acting in a stealthy way. [1400–50; < Latin surreptīcius stolen, clandestine =surrept(us), past participle of surripere to steal (sur- sur-² + -ripere, comb. form of rapere to seize, rape¹) + -īcius -itious] sur`rep•ti′tious•ly, adv. sur`rep•ti′tious•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	surreptitious - marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"furtive, sneak, stealthy, sneakyconcealed - hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
	2.	surreptitious - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, hole-and-corner, hugger-muggercovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

surreptitious

adjective secret, clandestine, furtive, sneaking, veiled, covert, sly, fraudulent, unauthorized, underhand, stealthy They had several surreptitious conversations.
open, frank, obvious, blatant, manifest, honest, conspicuous, overt, undisguised, unconcealed

surreptitious

adjectiveTrickily secret:furtive, secretive, sly, sneaking, sneaky.

Translations

sournoisclandestinofurtivosurrettizio