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Masked vs Surreptitious - What's the difference?

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Masked is a related term of surreptitious.


As adjectives the difference between masked and surreptitious

is that masked is wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden while surreptitious is stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden|well hidden, covert (especially movements).

As a verb masked

is (mask).

masked

English

Alternative forms

* masqued (archaic)

Verb

(head)
  • (mask)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.
  • (botany) personate
  • (zoology) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.

    • Derived terms

    * masked ball * masked battery * masked crab * masked pig

    surreptitious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * surreptitiously