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surreptitiously
sur·rep·ti·tious S0919100 (sûr′əp-tĭsh′əs)adj. Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means. See Synonyms at secret.
[Middle English, from Latin surreptīcius, from surreptus, past participle of surripere, to take away secretly : sub-, secretly; see sub- + rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]
sur′rep·ti′tious·ly adv.sur′rep·ti′tious·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | surreptitiously - in a surreptitious manner; "he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby"sneakily |
TranslationssubrepticementfurtivamenteMedicalSeesurreptitiousLegalSeeSurreptitioussurreptitiously
Synonyms for surreptitiouslyadv in a surreptitious mannerSynonyms |