Английский Этимологический словарь - surreptitious
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~ adj done secretly or quickly because you do not want other people to notice (Robert stole a surreptitious glance at Myrna to see her reaction.) - surreptitiously adv - surreptitiousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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A surreptitious action is done secretly. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall... = furtive ADJ • surreptitiously Surreptitiously Mark looked at his watch. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin surrepticius, from surreptus, past participle of surripere to snatch secretly, from sub- + rapere to seize — more at rapid Date: 15th century 1. done, made, or acquired by stealth ; clandestine 2. acting or doing something clandestinely ; stealthy a ~ glance Synonyms: see secret • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 covert; kept secret. 2 done by stealth; clandestine. Derivatives surreptitiously adv. surreptitiousness n. Etymology: ME f. L surrepticius -itius f. surripere surrept- (as SUR-(1), rapere seize) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adj. тайный; сделанный тайком, исподтишка; surreptitious look - взгляд исподтишка; by surreptitious methods - тайными методами Syn: see stealthy ...Англо-русский словарь
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