subreptice

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin subreptīcius, itself from the past participle of either subripiō (“to snatch away”) or subrēpō (“to creep under”). The adjective having in traditional court the sens of illicit, thus gaining the sens of something made furtively as in illicitly.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sy.bʁɛp.tis/
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Adjective edit

subreptice (plural subreptices)

surreptitious, furtive

References edit

“subreptice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.