obreptitious

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin obreptitus. See obreption.

Adjective[edit]

obreptitious (comparative more obreptitious, superlative most obreptitious)

  1. 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.

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