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Webster 1913 Edition


Arreptitious

Arˊrep-ti′tious

,
Adj.
[L.
arreptitius
.]
Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.
[Obs.]
Odd,
arreptitious
, frantic extravagances.
Howell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Arreptitious

ARREPTI'TIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. arreptus, of ad and rapio, to snatch. See Rapacious.]
1.
Snatched away.
2.
Crept in privily.

Definition 2024


arreptitious

arreptitious

English

Adjective

arreptitious (comparative more arreptitious, superlative most arreptitious)

  1. Possessed; raving; isolated from reality.