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surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective: 1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth. 2. Acting with or marked by stealth. The monitoring is not surreptitious; on the contrary, the defendant and his or her attorney are required to be given notice of the government's listening activities. --... Sign in to see full entry.