Dictionary

surreptitious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌsɛɹəpˈtɪʃəs/ (US)
• /səˌɹɛpˈtɪʃəs/ (US)
• /ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˌsʌɹəpˈtɪʃəs/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin surrēptīcius (“furtive, clandestine”), from surrēpō (“to creep along”).

Meanings

1. Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
   • It is also worth noting the case law on prisoners' correspondence which establishes that interception of a person's communications need not be surreptitious in order to amount to an interference with respect to Art 8 (1) [ECHR]. 1998, Lee A. Bygrave, “Data Protection Pursuant to the Right to Privavy in Human Rights Treaties”, in International Journal of Law and Information Technology, volume 6, number 3, pages 260–261:
   • He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

surreptitious advertisement · unsurreptitious · surreptitious advertising · surreptitiousness · surreptitiously

Relateds

surreptition · subreption

Synonyms

covert

Translations (63)

ru та́йный (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · it furbesco (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · bg прикрит (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · hu alattomos (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nl verdekt (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nb skjult (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · mk скри́шен (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · ca furtiu (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · oc furtiu (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · es subrepticio (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · oc subreptici (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · it subdolo (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · de verdeckt (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · fr furtif (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nl verdoken (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nb hemmelig (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · it furtivo (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · pl ukradkowy (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · de heimlich (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · it surrettizio (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · cs tajný (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · bg таен (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · cs utajovaný (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · fr subreptice (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · pl dyskretny (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · pt sub-reptício (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · da hemmelig (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · ca clandestí (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · uk потайний (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · uk таємний (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · da dulgt (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nb fordekt (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · cmn 偷偷的 (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · is leynilegur (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · is í laumi (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · de verstohlen (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · kmr dizîkî (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · cs skrytý (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · sh potajno (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · ca subreptici (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nb dulgt (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · pdt heemlich (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · mk та́ен (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · da fordækt (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · pt furtivo (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · is laumulegur (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · ru скры́тый (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · de erschlichen (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · cs tutlaný (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · cmn 偷偷摸摸 (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · da skjult (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · mi whakahewa (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · cs ututlaný (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · de betrügerisch (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nl heimelijk (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · fi salainen (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nl steels (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · sv dold (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · nl stiekem (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · bg подмолен (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · fi salamyhkäinen (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · kmr nehînî (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert) · kmr razberî (stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert)