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Definition of Subreptitious
1. a. Surreptitious.
Definition of Subreptitious
1. Adjective. (obsolete form of surreptitious) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subreptitious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subreptitious
Literary usage of Subreptitious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Society of Jesus in North America; Colonial and Federal by Thomas Hughes (1910)
"... at George Town was improper, if not illegal, null and void, also plainly
subreptitious, as being planned and carried on by two of the ..."
2. History of the Society of Jesus in North America; Colonial and Federal by Thomas Hughes (1908)
"Mr. Mathewes, as secretary of the Representatives of the Corporation, requesting
a meeting in due time, not a subreptitious one as the last of the Trustees, ..."
3. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Improvements of the Latest by Abel Boyer (1849)
"... adj. subreptitious. ... subreptitious I obstructive, stopping, that makes a
stoppage manner. ..."
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