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obreptitious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
obrep-ti-tious
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin obreptitus. See obreption.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more obreptitious (comparative) most obreptitious (superlative)

Derived Forms

obreptitiously

Frequently Paired Words

surreptitious

Questions

What does obreptitious mean?
Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
Where does obreptitious come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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