obreptitious
English
Etymology
From Latin obreptitus. See obreption.
Adjective
obreptitious (comparative more obreptitious, superlative most obreptitious)
- Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
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Related terms
- surreptitious
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for obreptitious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)