surreptitious

(sûr'əp-tĭsh'əs)
adj.

1. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means.
2. Acting with or marked by stealth. See synonyms at secret.

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

surreptitiously sur'rep·ti'tious·ly adv.
surreptitiousness sur'rep·ti'tious·ness n.

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adjective

Trickily secret: furtive, secretive, sly, sneaking, sneaky. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: sneaky, secret
Antonyms: aboveboard, authorized, honest, open

IN BRIEF: adj. - Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy.

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For a list of words related to surreptitious, see:

• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious
• Secrecy and Concealment - surreptitious: (adj) stealthy and underhanded; clandestine

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Common misspelling(s) of surreptitious

• surreptious
• surrepetitious

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stjålen, hemmelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
heimelijk, clandestien

Français (French)
adj. - furtif, discret

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heimlich, verstohlen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λαθραίος, κρυφός (κν. μουλωχτός), κεκαλυμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
furtivo, surrettizio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - clandestino

Русский (Russian)
тайный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - subrepticio, secreto, disimulado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hemlig, i smyg, falsk, oäkta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暗中的, 偷偷摸摸的, 秘密的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暗中的, 偷偷摸摸的, 秘密的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비밀의, 몰래 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 秘密の, 不正の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשאי, מתגנב‬

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