Definition of surreptitious in English:

surreptitious

adjective ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəsˌsərəpˈtɪʃəs

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen
Example sentencesExamples
- He kept on pointing out that these people were all, in a very surreptitious way, propagandists for extreme conservative Catholicism.
- A no-fly zone is reported to have been enforced so that paparazzi cannot take surreptitious snaps from helicopters.
- There appears to be an increasing amount of surveillance, much of it surreptitious.
- After all, if there is no chocolate dessert on hand, it just might lead to surreptitious stealing of the children's chocolate eggs.
- Today during afternoon break I went for a surreptitious puff with two co-workers.
- They acted like some surreptitious athletics officials who could not wait to be the first to give the media a scoop and doubtless court future favour as a reward.
- The 15 youngsters all pledged not to indulge in a surreptitious snack when they went home to bed after a video evening at the church, without the pop corn.
- Zara was casually fanning herself with her picture, but when she thought no one was watching stole long, slow, surreptitious looks at it.
- Very often staff feel that their colleagues have been silently and invisibly spirited out of the company in a surreptitious and clandestine manner.
- Thanks to e-mail, the modern workplace is a hive of covert communication and surreptitious sociability.
- They're all meeting in the cafeteria to plot against Veronica, and the way you shot it, you get right away that it's surreptitious.
- She has been reflecting on the fact that it is ten years since she left school, and surreptitious elements of old school uniform have crept into her recent work.
- He speaks loudly, and endearingly frankly, and occasionally steals a surreptitious glance over his shoulder to make sure the room is indeed empty.
- He was quite sure it would be restored that afternoon, he said, with quiet emphasis and a surreptitious glance at his watch.
- It is also surreptitious and insidious discrimination.
- This, for anyone not in the know, is the surreptitious act of slapping size 10 labels on clothes that are really a 12.
- Under British and American law this surreptitious sale is illegal.
- A burning ember becomes a surreptitious reference to a tense nation teetering on collapse.
- We don't need this surreptitious attempt at re-direction of our considerable traffic.
- The stowing of the rubbish seemed surreptitious, even furtive, to a young and ignorant mind.
Synonyms
secret, stealthy, clandestine, secretive, sneaky, sly, furtive, concealed, hidden, undercover, covert, veiled, under the table, cloak-and-dagger, backstair, indirect
Military black

Derivatives

surreptitiousness

noun

If you ask me, a little more surreptitiousness might have worked.
Example sentencesExamples
- Our list of options is limited - we'll have to stop them with quickness, surreptitiousness and efficiency.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'obtained by suppression of the truth'): from Latin surreptitius (from the verb surripere, from sub- 'secretly' + rapere 'seize') + -ous.

Rhymes

adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, suspicious, vicious

Definition of surreptitious in US English:

surreptitious

adjectiveˌsərəpˈtɪʃəsˌsərəpˈtiSHəs

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
they carried on a surreptitious affair
Example sentencesExamples
- There appears to be an increasing amount of surveillance, much of it surreptitious.
- He speaks loudly, and endearingly frankly, and occasionally steals a surreptitious glance over his shoulder to make sure the room is indeed empty.
- They're all meeting in the cafeteria to plot against Veronica, and the way you shot it, you get right away that it's surreptitious.
- She has been reflecting on the fact that it is ten years since she left school, and surreptitious elements of old school uniform have crept into her recent work.
- Today during afternoon break I went for a surreptitious puff with two co-workers.
- It is also surreptitious and insidious discrimination.
- The 15 youngsters all pledged not to indulge in a surreptitious snack when they went home to bed after a video evening at the church, without the pop corn.
- They acted like some surreptitious athletics officials who could not wait to be the first to give the media a scoop and doubtless court future favour as a reward.
- Very often staff feel that their colleagues have been silently and invisibly spirited out of the company in a surreptitious and clandestine manner.
- This, for anyone not in the know, is the surreptitious act of slapping size 10 labels on clothes that are really a 12.
- The stowing of the rubbish seemed surreptitious, even furtive, to a young and ignorant mind.
- He kept on pointing out that these people were all, in a very surreptitious way, propagandists for extreme conservative Catholicism.
- Zara was casually fanning herself with her picture, but when she thought no one was watching stole long, slow, surreptitious looks at it.
- A burning ember becomes a surreptitious reference to a tense nation teetering on collapse.
- After all, if there is no chocolate dessert on hand, it just might lead to surreptitious stealing of the children's chocolate eggs.
- He was quite sure it would be restored that afternoon, he said, with quiet emphasis and a surreptitious glance at his watch.
- Under British and American law this surreptitious sale is illegal.
- Thanks to e-mail, the modern workplace is a hive of covert communication and surreptitious sociability.
- We don't need this surreptitious attempt at re-direction of our considerable traffic.
- A no-fly zone is reported to have been enforced so that paparazzi cannot take surreptitious snaps from helicopters.
Synonyms
secret, stealthy, clandestine, secretive, sneaky, sly, furtive, concealed, hidden, undercover, covert, veiled, under the table, cloak-and-dagger, backstair, indirect

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘obtained by suppression of the truth’): from Latin surreptitius (from the verb surripere, from sub- ‘secretly’ + rapere ‘seize’) + -ous.

单词	surreptitious
释义	Definition of surreptitious in English: surreptitious adjective ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəsˌsərəpˈtɪʃəs Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen Example sentencesExamples He kept on pointing out that these people were all, in a very surreptitious way, propagandists for extreme conservative Catholicism. A no-fly zone is reported to have been enforced so that paparazzi cannot take surreptitious snaps from helicopters. There appears to be an increasing amount of surveillance, much of it surreptitious. After all, if there is no chocolate dessert on hand, it just might lead to surreptitious stealing of the children's chocolate eggs. Today during afternoon break I went for a surreptitious puff with two co-workers. They acted like some surreptitious athletics officials who could not wait to be the first to give the media a scoop and doubtless court future favour as a reward. The 15 youngsters all pledged not to indulge in a surreptitious snack when they went home to bed after a video evening at the church, without the pop corn. Zara was casually fanning herself with her picture, but when she thought no one was watching stole long, slow, surreptitious looks at it. Very often staff feel that their colleagues have been silently and invisibly spirited out of the company in a surreptitious and clandestine manner. Thanks to e-mail, the modern workplace is a hive of covert communication and surreptitious sociability. They're all meeting in the cafeteria to plot against Veronica, and the way you shot it, you get right away that it's surreptitious. She has been reflecting on the fact that it is ten years since she left school, and surreptitious elements of old school uniform have crept into her recent work. He speaks loudly, and endearingly frankly, and occasionally steals a surreptitious glance over his shoulder to make sure the room is indeed empty. He was quite sure it would be restored that afternoon, he said, with quiet emphasis and a surreptitious glance at his watch. It is also surreptitious and insidious discrimination. This, for anyone not in the know, is the surreptitious act of slapping size 10 labels on clothes that are really a 12. Under British and American law this surreptitious sale is illegal. A burning ember becomes a surreptitious reference to a tense nation teetering on collapse. We don't need this surreptitious attempt at re-direction of our considerable traffic. The stowing of the rubbish seemed surreptitious, even furtive, to a young and ignorant mind. Synonyms secret, stealthy, clandestine, secretive, sneaky, sly, furtive, concealed, hidden, undercover, covert, veiled, under the table, cloak-and-dagger, backstair, indirect Military black Derivatives surreptitiousness noun If you ask me, a little more surreptitiousness might have worked. Example sentencesExamples Our list of options is limited - we'll have to stop them with quickness, surreptitiousness and efficiency. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'obtained by suppression of the truth'): from Latin surreptitius (from the verb surripere, from sub- 'secretly' + rapere 'seize') + -ous. Rhymes adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, suspicious, vicious Definition of surreptitious in US English: surreptitious adjectiveˌsərəpˈtɪʃəsˌsərəpˈtiSHəs Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. they carried on a surreptitious affair Example sentencesExamples There appears to be an increasing amount of surveillance, much of it surreptitious. He speaks loudly, and endearingly frankly, and occasionally steals a surreptitious glance over his shoulder to make sure the room is indeed empty. They're all meeting in the cafeteria to plot against Veronica, and the way you shot it, you get right away that it's surreptitious. She has been reflecting on the fact that it is ten years since she left school, and surreptitious elements of old school uniform have crept into her recent work. Today during afternoon break I went for a surreptitious puff with two co-workers. It is also surreptitious and insidious discrimination. The 15 youngsters all pledged not to indulge in a surreptitious snack when they went home to bed after a video evening at the church, without the pop corn. They acted like some surreptitious athletics officials who could not wait to be the first to give the media a scoop and doubtless court future favour as a reward. Very often staff feel that their colleagues have been silently and invisibly spirited out of the company in a surreptitious and clandestine manner. This, for anyone not in the know, is the surreptitious act of slapping size 10 labels on clothes that are really a 12. The stowing of the rubbish seemed surreptitious, even furtive, to a young and ignorant mind. He kept on pointing out that these people were all, in a very surreptitious way, propagandists for extreme conservative Catholicism. Zara was casually fanning herself with her picture, but when she thought no one was watching stole long, slow, surreptitious looks at it. A burning ember becomes a surreptitious reference to a tense nation teetering on collapse. After all, if there is no chocolate dessert on hand, it just might lead to surreptitious stealing of the children's chocolate eggs. He was quite sure it would be restored that afternoon, he said, with quiet emphasis and a surreptitious glance at his watch. Under British and American law this surreptitious sale is illegal. Thanks to e-mail, the modern workplace is a hive of covert communication and surreptitious sociability. We don't need this surreptitious attempt at re-direction of our considerable traffic. A no-fly zone is reported to have been enforced so that paparazzi cannot take surreptitious snaps from helicopters. Synonyms secret, stealthy, clandestine, secretive, sneaky, sly, furtive, concealed, hidden, undercover, covert, veiled, under the table, cloak-and-dagger, backstair, indirect Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘obtained by suppression of the truth’): from Latin surreptitius (from the verb surripere, from sub- ‘secretly’ + rapere ‘seize’) + -ous.
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