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Definition of: surreptitious
(sûr′əp·tish′əs) adjective
1. Accomplished by secret or improper means; clandestine.
2. Acting secretly or by stealth. [<L surreptitius, subrepticius <subreptus, pp. of subripere steal <sub- secretly + rapere snatch]
—sur′rep·ti′tious·ly adverb
—sur′rep·ti′tious·ness noun
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