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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.

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  1. a. 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.
  2. adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
  3. adj. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  4. 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.
  5. Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made orintroduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitiouspassage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods.-- Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly, adv.
  6. j:100 s marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed s conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods