# surreptitious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/ · frequency rank #68,675

## Definitions
1. Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin surrēptīcius (“furtive, clandestine”), from surrēpō (“to creep along”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/surreptitious