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Surreptitious vs Sneaking - What's the difference?

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Surreptitious is a related term of sneaking.


As an adjective surreptitious

is stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden|well hidden, covert (especially movements).

As a verb sneaking is

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As a noun sneaking is

the act of one who sneaks.

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

    sneaking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who sneaks.
  • * 1915 , Charmian London, The Log of the Snark (page 108)
    • Then there was much mirth and banter over the swift sneakings for home of certain men carrying large portions of puarka .