a. [ L. irrepere, irreptum, to creep in; pref. ir- in + repere to creep. ] Surreptitious; spurious. [ Obs. ] Dr. Castell (1673). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See Sub-, and Ravish. ] Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy;
a. [ L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See Sub-, and Ravish. ] Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy;