surreptitiously

Meanings

• adverb

  Performed or carried out secretly, especially in a sneaky or underhanded way.

• adjective

  Making or carrying out (an action) in a sneaky or secretive way.

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

furtively , secretly , stealthily

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with surreptitiously
repentively , respitefully , compliantly

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Variants

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surreptitious , surreptitiously

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Forms

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surreptitiously (adverb): Performed or carried out in a sneaky or secretive way., surreptitious (adjective): Making or carrying out (an action) in a sneaky or secretive way.

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Etymology

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From the Latin surreptitious, from surreptus, past participle of surripere, meaning 'to lift secretly'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'surreptitiously' was first used in English literature in the 16th century.

2. The longest word in the English language that can be spelled using only the letters in the word 'surreptitiously' is 'stewardship'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Stealth: Stealth refers to the ability to move or act without being noticed or detected. It is closely related to the concept of surreptitiousness as both involve secretive or sneaky behaviors.

2. Subterfuge: Subterfuge refers to the use of deceit or trickery to achieve a goal. It is related to surreptitiousness as both involve hiding or concealing information or actions.

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Quotes

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1. The letter didn't offer up the jewels, only shadowy suggestions about their disappearance, claiming that [heiress, Carolyn] Skelly, in a "surreptitious" trading of parcels with "a man in an ankle-length tweed overcoat," had left a bag full of jewelry on the floor at J.F.K.

   - Mark Seal,{it}Vanity Fair{/it},December 2001

2. In the early evening as we gathered in the lobby beneath mounted elk heads and bear skins, the lights of the chandelier flickered mysteriously. But the teacher and I both spied the "surreptitious" action of the desk clerk, whose sheepish smile acknowledged that one brief hotel mystery had been solved. Other signs of pranking there included a "ghost" photo (displayed in a lobby album) that the clerk confided to me was staged, and some pennies, placed on the back of a men's room toilet, that from time to time would secretly become rearranged to form messages—like the word "why?" that I encountered.

   - Joe Nickell,{it}Skeptical Inquirer{/it},September/October 2000

3. The next week offered [FBI agent] Wiser the opportunity he had been waiting for. Ames was leaving the country, going to Ankara for a weeklong international conference on drugs. Wiser went to Bryant for permission to run a … "surreptitious" search of Ames' garbage. But the chief was dead set against it.

   - Tim Weiner et al.,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},29 June 1995

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Culture

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The term 'surreptitiously' has been used extensively in literature and art to depict secretive or sneaky behaviors. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment,' the protagonist Raskolnikov commits a murder surreptitiously to test his moral character. In music, the term is used in the title of the song 'Surreptitious' by the band 'Muse'.

How to Memorize "surreptitiously"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person sneaking around in the dark, making sure not to be seen by anyone. Visualize the word 'surreptitiously' written in bold letters above their head.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'surreptitiously' with the image of a spy or a thief, as both professions often require secretive or sneaky behaviors.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'surreptitious' as 'Sneakily Reaching Under Rugs To Inspect Obscure Spaces'.

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