Surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs\ adjective
1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth
2. Acting with or marked by stealth
Origin: Surreptitious comes from Latin surrepticius, "stolen, secret, surreptitious", from surripere, "to take away secretly; to steal", from sub- "under' + rapere "to seize, to snatch".
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