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surreptitious
sur·rep·ti·tious [ sùr əp tíshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
trying to avoid being noticed: done in a concealed or underhand way to escape notice, especially disapproval
[15th century. < Latin surreptitius< surripere "seize secretly," literally "seize from beneath" < rapere "seize"]

sur·rep·ti·tious·ly adverb
sur·rep·ti·tious·ness noun

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See secret.
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