adj. 1 covert; kept secret. 2 done by stealth; clandestine. surreptitiously adv. surreptitiousness n.
[ ME f. L surrepticius -itius f. surripere surrept- (as SUR-(1), rapere seize) ]
adj. 1 covert; kept secret. 2 done by stealth; clandestine. surreptitiously adv. surreptitiousness n.
[ ME f. L surrepticius -itius f. surripere surrept- (as SUR-(1), rapere seize) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012