sub-reptício

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subreptīcius.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ , /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ , /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/ , /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ , /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sju/ , /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/ , /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁe.piˈt͡ʃi.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /sub.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sjo/ , /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /su.bi.ʁepˈt͡ʃi.sjo/

Adjective

sub-reptício (feminine sub-reptícia, masculine plural sub-reptícios, feminine plural sub-reptícias)

  1. surreptitious
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      O medo voltou, sub-reptício, mal ela avançou alguns metros, […]
      Her fear returned, surreptitious, while she had advanced only several meters, 
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