surreptitious
91surreptitiously — adverb in a surreptitious manner (Freq. 1) he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby • Syn: ↑sneakily • Derived from adjective: ↑sneaky (for: ↑sneakily), ↑ …
92sub|rep|tion — «suhb REHP shuhn», noun. 1. the suppression of facts in order to obtain something, as ecclesiastical dispensation or preferment. 2. a fallacious or deceptive representation or an inference derived from it. ╂[< Latin subreptiō, ōnis <… …
93sur´rep|ti´tious|ness — sur|rep|ti|tious «SUR uhp TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. acting by stealth or secretly; stealthy: »a surreptitious look. SYNONYM(S): secret. 2. taken, obtained, used, or done by stealth; secret and unauthorized; clandestine: »surreptitious meetings.… …
94sur´rep|ti´tious|ly — sur|rep|ti|tious «SUR uhp TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. acting by stealth or secretly; stealthy: »a surreptitious look. SYNONYM(S): secret. 2. taken, obtained, used, or done by stealth; secret and unauthorized; clandestine: »surreptitious meetings.… …
95sur|rep|ti|tious — «SUR uhp TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. acting by stealth or secretly; stealthy: »a surreptitious look. SYNONYM(S): secret. 2. taken, obtained, used, or done by stealth; secret and unauthorized; clandestine: »surreptitious meetings. ╂[< Latin s …
96adulterated — adj. 1. having been made impure by addition of inferior ingredients; said of substances or foods Note: used ususally of articles of commerce, dulted with less costly materials so as to enhance profit; usually imlying that the dilution is… …
97Backstair — Backstairs Back stairs , Backstair Back stair , a. Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy; intriguing; as if finding access by the back stairs; as, backstairs gossip. Syn: clandestine, cloak and dagger, hugger mugger, hush hush, on the …
98Backstairs — Back stairs , Backstair Back stair , a. Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy; intriguing; as if finding access by the back stairs; as, backstairs gossip. Syn: clandestine, cloak and dagger, hugger mugger, hush hush, on the… …
99Clandestine — Clan*des tine, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine… …
100Clandestinely — Clandestine Clan*des tine, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a… …
