kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
sur+rept+itious
Shared component: rept · to seize
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rept
to seize
Related forms: rept · 2 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesin a way that is done secretly or stealthily, especially because it would not be approved of.
sub+rept+itiously
Shared component: rept · to seize