obreptitious
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin obreptitus. See obreption.
Adjective edit
obreptitious (comparative more obreptitious, superlative most obreptitious)
- Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
- 1814, John Taylor of Caroline, An Inquiry Into the Principles and Policy of the Government:
- the right of the sovereignty here to annul obreptitious charters, is stronger than it is in England
Related terms edit
References edit
“obreptitious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.