surreptitiousness

Variant of surreptitious

surreptitious definition

sur·rep·ti·tious (sʉr′əp tis̸h′əs)

adjective

  1. done, gotten, made, etc. in a secret, stealthy way; clandestine
  2. acting in a secret, stealthy way

Etymology: ME surrepticious < L surrepticius < surreptus, pp. of surripere, to take away secretly < sub- (see sub-) + rapere, to seize (see rape)

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