surreptitious

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌsɜɹ.əpˈtɪʃ.əs/

Etymology

From Latin surrepticius (“stolen, furtive, clandestine”), from surreptus, past participle of surripere ("seize secretly, steal, pilfer"), from sub- ("under") + rapere ("to snatch").

Adjective

surreptitious (comparative more surreptitious, superlative most surreptitious)

1. stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements)

Synonyms

• Wikisaurus:covert

Derived terms

• surreptitiously

Translations

stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert

Finnish: salainen (fi), salamyhkäinen (fi) French: furtif (fr), subreptice (fr) German: heimlich (de) Icelandic: laumulegur (is) m., í laumi (is), leynilegur (is) m. Italian: surrettizio (it), subdolo (it), furbesco (it), furtivo (it)

Kurdish: dizîkî, nehînî, razberî Portuguese: sub-reptício, secreto; ilícito, clandestino Russian: тайный (ru), скрытый (ru) Spanish: subrepticio