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surreptitious

/ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs/adjective

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चोरी-छिपे, गुपचुप किया गया

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adjective
  1. 1

    done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice

    चोरी-छिपे, गुपचुप किया गया

    • He took a surreptitious glance at his neighbour's answer sheet.
    • She cast a surreptitious look at the clock.
    • He made a surreptitious attempt to read the message on her phone.
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    • The boys exchanged surreptitious smiles behind the teacher's back.
    • She slipped a surreptitious note under the door.

    Synonyms secret stealthy furtive

    Opposite open overt blatant

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surreptitiously adv.
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sur·rep·ti·tious

With double r.

Surreptitious की spelling में दो बार r आता है: s-u-r-r-e-p-t-i-t-i-o-u-s। पहले sur के बाद फिर r आता है, इसलिए अक्सर यहाँ गलती होती है।