SURREPTITIOUS


Meaning of SURREPTITIOUS in English

sur ‧ rep ‧ ti ‧ tious /ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs◂ $ ˌsɜː-/ BrE AmE adjective

done secretly or quickly because you do not want other people to notice:

Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam’s wristwatch.

—surreptitiously adverb

—surreptitiousness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.