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) (tajnyj), скрытый (ru) (skrytyj)
• Spanish: subrepticio