surreptitious – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
surreptitious
adj.
secretive, clandestine, covert, stealthy
surreptitious
Adjective
1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows"
(synonym) furtive, lurking, skulking, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy
(similar) concealed
2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
(synonym) clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, on the quiet(p), secret, undercover, underground
(similar) covert
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Surreptitious
(a.)
Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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