surreptitious 音标拼音: [s
, ɚəpt'ɪʃəs]
a . 秘密的,暗中的,偷偷摸摸的
秘密的,暗中的,偷偷摸摸的
surreptitious adj 1 :
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy ;
taking pains to avoid being observed ; "
a furtive manner "; "
a sneak attack "; "
stealthy footsteps "; "
a surreptitious glance at his watch " [
synonym : {
furtive }, {
sneak (
a )}, {
sneaky },
{
stealthy }, {
surreptitious }]
2 :
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods ;
"
clandestine intelligence operations "; "
cloak -
and -
dagger activities behind enemy lines "; "
hole -
and -
corner intrigue ";
"
secret missions "; "
a secret agent "; "
secret sales of arms ";
"
surreptitious mobilization of troops "; "
an undercover investigation "; "
underground resistance " [
synonym : {
clandestine },
{
cloak -
and -
dagger }, {
hole -
and -
corner (
a )}, {
hugger -
mugger },
{
hush -
hush }, {
secret }, {
surreptitious }, {
undercover },
{
underground }]
Surreptitious \
Sur `
rep *
ti "
tious \,
a . [
L .
surreptitius ,
or subreptitius ,
fr .
surripere ,
subripere ,
to snatch away ,
to withdraw privily ;
sub -
under rapere to snatch .
See {
Sub -},
and {
Ravish }.]
Done or made by stealth ,
or without proper authority ;
made or introduced fraudulently ;
clandestine ;
stealthy ;
as ,
a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript ;
a surreptitious removal of goods . -- {
Sur `
rep *
ti "
tious *
ly },
adv .
[
1913 Webster ]
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "
surreptitious ":
artful ,
back -
door ,
backstairs ,
calculating ,
chiseling ,
clandestine ,
collusive ,
concealed ,
covert ,
covinous ,
crafty ,
cunning ,
deceitful ,
doggo ,
false ,
falsehearted ,
feline ,
finagling ,
fraudulent ,
furtive ,
guileful ,
hidden ,
hidden out ,
hidlings ,
hole -
and -
corner ,
hugger -
mugger ,
hush -
hush ,
in ambush ,
in hiding ,
in the wings ,
indirect ,
insidious ,
lurking ,
on the sly ,
on tiptoe ,
private ,
privy ,
prowling ,
pussyfoot ,
pussyfooted ,
quiet ,
scheming ,
secret ,
secretive ,
sharp ,
shifty ,
skulking ,
slinking ,
slinky ,
slippery ,
sly ,
sneaking ,
sneaky ,
stealing ,
stealthy ,
treacherous ,
trickish ,
tricky ,
two -
faced ,
under cover ,
under -
the -
counter ,
under -
the -
table ,
undercover ,
underground ,
underhand ,
underhanded ,
unobtrusive ,
veiled ,
waiting concealed ,
wily
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