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surreptitious
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
Synonyms
Antonyms
- open
- overt
surreptitious in a sentence
She took a surreptitious photo of the painting before the guard returned.
She took a surreptitious photo of the painting before the guard returned.
Where it comes from
From Latin surripere 'to take secretly'
Memory hook
SURREPTITIOUS — SURE-REPT-ile, sneaks in unseen.
Read it in context
- Signals After Midnight Science
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