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obreptitious

obreptitious adjective: done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.

Adjective

obreptitious (comparative more obreptitious, superlative most obreptitious)

  1. Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
    • the right of the sovereignty here to annul obreptitious charters, is stronger than it is in England1814, John Taylor of Caroline, An Inquiry Into the Principles and Policy of the Government

Forms of obreptitious

comparativemore obreptitious
superlativemost obreptitious

Origin of obreptitious

From Latin obreptitus. See obreption.

Words formed from obreptitious

Questions about obreptitious

What does obreptitious mean?
Obreptitious means done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
What part of speech is obreptitious?
Obreptitious is an adjective.

Words near obreptitious in the dictionary

  1. Obregon
  2. Obreja
  3. obreniform
  4. obreption
  5. obreptions
  6. obreptitious
  7. obreptitiously
  8. Obrero
  9. Obringer
  10. Obringers
  11. Obrochta

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