Adjective : a surreptitious glance. From Dictionary.com.
That movement carried with it a suggestion of surreptitiousness, as if it must be hidden from any watcher. From Wordnik.com. [Sorceress of the Witch World]
Surreptitious flirting is always fun especially now that we are both single so the surreptitiousness is self imposed. From Wordnik.com. [fragile-liar Diary Entry] Reference
She recalled past incidents, a quick switcharound when she appeared, an air of surreptitiousness, baffled half-suspicions. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Also Fire]
And more than that, perhaps a variation on the old axiom of whenever you count on surreptitiousness, someone is sure to be looking. From Wordnik.com. [Death on the River Walk]
Novelist, historian and drinks-scribbler Bernard DeVoto thanked the speakeasy culture of the '20s for ending all that: "Prohibition sanctioned women to share liquor with men frankly, without surreptitiousness or shame.". From Wordnik.com. [Potions Fit for Wooing] Reference
The art project has clear elements of surreptitiousness. From Wordnik.com. [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference
Political pressure, bribery, and surreptitiousness prevent fair trials. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
Perhaps a kind of public surreptitiousness, a quite open furtiveness, had troubled him. From Wordnik.com. [Here are Ladies] Reference
There had been in her movement a sort of perfection of surreptitiousness that was animal. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilderness] Reference
Which is a complete turnaround from the surreptitiousness we have seen here over the last three months. From Wordnik.com. [The Iceland Weather Report] Reference
If enough clamor is directed at the Fed about these records, the gold price suppression scheme will lose its surreptitiousness and fail. From Wordnik.com. [FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten] Reference
His comments were refreshingly straightforward; he had no agenda to surreptitiously advance other than the continued success of his group (and there's no surreptitiousness to be found there). From Wordnik.com. [NewMusicBox] Reference
You know, that's just it … for all the talking heads on TV, the hundreds of thousands of analysis-happy articles, the carefully-crafted statements and over-wrought strategic surreptitiousness surrounding both campaigns, the answer to that question ultimately boils down to something you'd never guess … Sarah Palin's ability. From Wordnik.com. [FITSNews] Reference
A manifest surreptitiousness and backed against walls and watched. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Mr. Polly] Reference
Orison’s surreptitiousness gets me thinking about irregular verbs. From Wordnik.com. [Do you fight in front of your kids? - 22 Words] Reference
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