Surreptitiousness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being surreptitious. uncountable

    "Weiwei sees one of the stewards bend his head, then place something on the shrine, a surreptitiousness to his movements."

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artfulnesschicanechicanerycraftcunningdeceit

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"Weiwei sees one of the stewards bend his head, then place something on the shrine, a surreptitiousness to his movements."

Etymology

From surreptitious + -ness.

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