Word of the Day for Monday, December 28, 2009
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surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective:
surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective:
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1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth.
1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth.
2. Acting with or marked by stealth.
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The B.O. will be over in Hawaii for a few days surreptitiously smoking his cigarettes and other things!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Surreptitious comes from Latin surrepticius, "stolen, secret, surreptitious," from surripere, "to take away secretly; to steal," from sub-, "under" + rapere, "to seize, to snatch."
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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