surreptitious C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /səˌɹɛpˈtɪʃəs/ UK /ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #90569 Meanings 1 adj Done secretly to avoid being noticed. She took a surreptitious glance at her phone during the meeting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · done secretly to avoid... covertfurtive Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin surrēptīcius (“furtive, clandestine”), from surrēpō (“to creep along”). surrēptīcius Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # surreptitious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /səˌɹɛpˈtɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 90569 ## Meanings 1. Done secretly to avoid being noticed. ## Examples - She took a surreptitious glance at her phone during the meeting. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: surrēptīcius ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin surrēptīcius (“furtive, clandestine”), from surrēpō (“to creep along”). ## AI Etymology Surreptitious is borrowed from Latin surrēptīcius (“furtive, clandestine”), from surrēpō (“to creep along”). Important recorded forms include surrēptīcius (Latin). Current senses include done secretly to avoid being noticed. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown