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collusive, sly, stealthy, surreptitious
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Obreptitious — Ob rep*ti tious, a. [L. obreptitus. See {Obreption}.] Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth. [R.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obreptitious — É‘brep tɪʃəs / É’b adj. sly, guileful, cunning, devious … English contemporary dictionary
obreptitious — ob·rep·ti·tious … English syllables
obreptitious — … Useful english dictionary
obreption — obreptitious /ob rep tish euhs/, adj. obreptitiously, adv. /o brep sheuhn/, n. 1. Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Cf. subreption (def. 1). 2. Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an… … Universalium
Clement VII — Pope Clement VII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement VII (GIULIO DE’ MEDICI). Born 1478; died 25 September, 1534. Giulio de Medici was born a few months after the death of his father, Giuliano, who was slain at Florence in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope Clement VII — Pope Clement VII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement VII (GIULIO DE’ MEDICI). Born 1478; died 25 September, 1534. Giulio de Medici was born a few months after the death of his father, Giuliano, who was slain at Florence in the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Concealment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Concealment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 concealment concealment Sgm: N 1 hiding hiding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 occultation occultation mystification GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 seal of secrecy seal of secrecy … English dictionary for students
Henry VIII — • Lengthy article which concentrates on Henry s break with the Church of Rome Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Henry VIII Henry VIII … Catholic encyclopedia
collusive — I adjective artful, beguiling, calculating, clandestine, confidential, connivant, conniving, conspirational, conspirative, conspiratorial, conspiring, covinous, cunning, deceitful, deceptive, defrauding, designing, fraudulent, furtive, guileful,… … Law dictionary
