surreptitiously

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌsɝːəpˈtɪʃəsli/ UK /sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/
adv Freq #55203

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a secret way, so as not to be noticed.

    He surreptitiously slipped the note into her bag.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a secret way, so as not... furtivelysecretlystealthilysneakily

Etymology

From surreptitious + -ly.

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