a. [ L. arreptitius. ] Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See Sub-, and Ravish. ] Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy;