"irreptitious" meaning in English

See irreptitious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more irreptitious [comparative], most irreptitious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin irrēpō (“I creep into”); ir- (“in”) + rēpō (“I creep”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|irrēpō|t=I creep into}} Latin irrēpō (“I creep into”), {{affix|en|in-|alt1=ir-|t1=in}} ir- (“in”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} irreptitious (comparative more irreptitious, superlative most irreptitious)
  1. (obsolete) surreptitious; spurious Tags: obsolete
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