OBREPTITIOUS

Etymology

Adjective

obreptitious (comparative more obreptitious, superlative most obreptitious)

Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.

Source: Wiktionary


Ob`rep*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. obreptitus. See Obreption.]

Definition: Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth. [R.] Cotgrave.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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