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Meaning of surreptitious | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs

Definitions

  1. Surreptitious, covert.
  2. Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).

Equivalents

Български таен
Čeština skrytý tajný
Español subrepticio
Français furtif subreptice
Magyar alattomos
Íslenska leynilegur
Italiano furbesco furtivo subdolo surrettizio
Македонски скришен таен
Nederlands heimelijk steels stiekem verdekt verdoken
Português furtivo sub-reptício
Русский скрытый тайный
Svenska dold förstulen

Examples

“He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.”
“It is also worth noting the case law on prisoners' correspondence which establishes that interception of a person's communications need not be surreptitious in order to amount to an interference with respect to Art 8 (1) [ECHR].”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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