- subreptary
- a. adapted to crawling.♦ subreption, n. false or unfair deduction or representation due to suppression of truth.♦ subreptitious, a. pertaining to subreption.
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subreptary — |sə|breptərē adjective Etymology: Latin subreptus (past participle of subrepere to creep under, crawl, from sub + repere to creep) + English ary more at reptile : adapted primarily to crawling a mollusk with a broad subreptary foot … Useful english dictionary
subreptary — sub·rep·ta·ry … English syllables
