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obreptitiously

obreptitiously adverb: in an obreptitious manner.

Adverb

obreptitiously (comparative more obreptitiously, superlative most obreptitiously)

  1. In an obreptitious manner.
    • ...although they state facts evidently false or controverted , which would allow the charge of their having been surreptitiously or obreptitiously obtained...1906, Pope Adrian IV, a Friend of Ireland, page 33

Forms of obreptitiously

comparativemore obreptitiously
superlativemost obreptitiously

Origin of obreptitiously

From obreptitious + -ly.

Questions about obreptitiously

What does obreptitiously mean?
Obreptitiously means in an obreptitious manner.
What part of speech is obreptitiously?
Obreptitiously is an adverb.

Words near obreptitiously in the dictionary

  1. Obreja
  2. obreniform
  3. obreption
  4. obreptions
  5. obreptitious
  6. obreptitiously
  7. Obrero
  8. Obringer
  9. Obringers
  10. Obrochta
  11. Obrochtas

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