surreptitious

• يصف أفعالاً أو سلوكاً يتم في الخفاء أو السر، خصوصاً لأنها لا تحظى بالموافقة أو القبول. يشمل المعنى ما يُفعل خلسة أو على حين غفلة دون علم الآخرين.

Describes actions or behavior that are kept secret, especially because they would not be approved of.

1. Secretive or stealthyC1formal

   Done in a secret or stealthy way to avoid being noticed.

   سرّي أو خفي

   • He took a surreptitious glance at his phone during the meeting.
   • She made a surreptitious exit from the party.
   • The spy's surreptitious movements went undetected.

   المرادفاتclandestinecovertfurtivesecretslystealthyundercover

   الأضدادblatantobviousopenovertpublic

2. Obtained by stealthC1formal

   Acquired or done in a way that is not open or honest.

   مُتَسَلَّل

   • They had a surreptitious agreement to share the profits.
   • The surreptitious transfer of funds was discovered later.
   • His surreptitious behavior raised suspicions among his colleagues.

   المرادفاتclandestinecovertfurtivehiddensecretsecretiveslystealthyunderhand

   الأضدادaboveboardhonestopenovert