surreptitiously

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US /ˌsɝːəpˈtɪʃəsli/ UK /sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/
adv Freq #55203

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a surreptitious manner

    I was watching them surreptitiously as they waited in the hotel lobby.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

    Hiro and Chuck grab the closest thing they can find to a corner table. Hiro buttonholes a waiter and surreptitiously orders a pitcher of Pub Special, mixed half and half with nonalcoholic beer.

Etymology

From surreptitious + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a surreptitious manner sneakily
2 adv · in a surreptitious manner;... furtivelysecretlystealthily

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