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Word: Surreptitious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘obtained by suppression of the truth’): from Latin surreptitius (from the verb surripere, from sub- ‘secretly’ + rapere ‘seize’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsʌrɪpˈtɪʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
Short Definition:kept secret
Examples:- low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen
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