SURREPTITIOUS


Meaning of SURREPTITIOUS in English

adj.1 covert; kept secret.

2 done by stealth; clandestine.

Derivatives:

surreptitiously adv. surreptitiousness n.

Etymology: ME f. L surrepticius -itius f. surripere surrept- (as SUR-(1), rapere seize)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.