surrepticius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

surreptīcĭus (subr-) or -tĭus, a, um, adj. [surripio], stolen, surreptitious (Plautin.).

I Lit.: puer, Plaut. Men. prol. 60: puellae ingenuae, id. Poen. 5, 2, 2. — *

II Trop., concealed , clandestine : amor, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 49.