Word of the Day: SURREPTITIOUS

surreptitious (adj) – furtive; clandestine; done stealthily or in secret [sur uhp ti shuhs]

BREAKDOWN: SUR- (from under) + RAP- (to snatch or seize) + -OUS (full of)

“For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded.” —James M. Barrie