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surreptitious

Surreptitious (adj) means Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).

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Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
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Etymology

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

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"surreptitious" (adj) means stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).

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