Vocabulary Word
Word: surreptitious
Definition: done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
Definition: done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
Sentences Containing 'surreptitious'
Surreptitious smiles, at this, passed from one rascal to another, and they filled all the glasses, and whilst Backus honestly drained his to the bottom they pretended to do the same, but threw the wine over their shoulders.
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