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surreptitious
surreptitious [ súrrəp tíshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
trying to avoid being noticed: done in a concealed or underhand way to escape notice, especially disapproval
[15th century. < Latin surreptitius< surripere 'seize secretly', literally 'seize from beneath' < rapere 'seize']

surreptitiously adverb
surreptitiousness noun

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See secret.
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