† suˈrreptive, a. Obs. rare—1.
[ad. late L. surreptīvus = subreptīvus: see subreptive.]
= surreptitious a.1 1.
| 1633 T. Stafford Pac. Hib. iii. i. 286 How may it then bee, that those [Apostolicall] Letters were surreptiue? |
† suˈrreptive, a. Obs. rare—1.
[ad. late L. surreptīvus = subreptīvus: see subreptive.]
= surreptitious a.1 1.
| 1633 T. Stafford Pac. Hib. iii. i. 286 How may it then bee, that those [Apostolicall] Letters were surreptiue? |
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