Sample Sentences forsurreptitious (editor-reviewed)
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She stole a surreptitious glance at him.surreptitious = done secretly or in a manner that avoids notice
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...and then immediately afterwards gave quick surreptitious glances at each other. (source)surreptitious = hidden (so as not to be seen)
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...friend who's surreptitiously hidden some of our things for us! (source)surreptitiously = secretly
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You just drop one surreptitiously and it'll run off and make a nice loud noise out of sight, giving you a diversion if you need one. (source)surreptitiously = without being noticed
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Surreptitiously, Denver pinches a piece of Beloved's skirt between her fingers and holds on. (source)Surreptitiously = secretly or in a manner not to be noticed
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Beside it was one of the nozzles that Mr. Caton had surreptitiously built. (source)surreptitiously = secretly
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To survive the ordeal, Collette and Pari surreptitiously pass each other a silver flask of cheap vodka. (source)surreptitiously = secretly or in a manner not to be noticed
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Had Judy managed to put together some surreptitious plot to get Mahtob and me out of Iran? (source)surreptitious = secret
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The caution, the surreptitiousness, which had clothed it was now gone.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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in March 1934 he hired three Sherpas, disguised himself as a Buddhist monk, and, defying the authorities of the Raj, surreptitiously trekked 300 miles through the forests of Sikkim and the sere Tibetan plateau. (source)surreptitiously = secretly
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You are surreptitious (source)surreptitious = secretive (avoiding notice)
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...looking up surreptitiously at me over his glasses. (source)surreptitiously = secretly
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I breathed in heavily and breathed out, then did a surreptitious 360. (source)surreptitious = done secretly or in a manner that avoids notice
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He studied the photograph surreptitiously and then closed the magazine and put it back where it belonged, on the top shelf. (source)surreptitiously = secretly or in a manner not to be noticed
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And then he remembers his surreptitious identity for the evening: "I'm a freshman at Amherst." (source)surreptitious = (made up) to avoid notice
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Helen eyed him surreptitiously as she nodded in Old Chao's direction. (source)surreptitiously = secretly or in a manner not to be noticed
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