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surreptitiously

UK/sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/

surreptitiously adverb: in a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

Adverb

surreptitiously (comparative more surreptitiously, superlative most surreptitiously)

  1. In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.
    • They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “A Court Ball”, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 9
    • 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.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 295

surreptitiously meaning in Kannada and Persian

surreptitiously in Kannada

ಗುಟ್ಟಾಗಿ

surreptitiously in Persian

in a surreptitious manner
محرمانه mahramāne

Synonyms of surreptitiously

Forms of surreptitiously

comparativemore surreptitiously
superlativemost surreptitiously

Origin of surreptitiously

From surreptitious + -ly.

Questions about surreptitiously

What does surreptitiously mean?
Surreptitiously means in a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.
What is surreptitiously in Kannada?
Surreptitiously in Kannada is ಗುಟ್ಟಾಗಿ. See Surreptitiously meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is surreptitiously?
Surreptitiously is an adverb.
How do you pronounce surreptitiously?
Surreptitiously is pronounced /sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/ (UK).

Words near surreptitiously in the dictionary

  1. surreptition
  2. surreptitious
  3. surreptitious advertisement
  4. surreptitious advertisements
  5. surreptitious advertising
  6. surreptitiously
  7. surreptitiousness
  8. surresponse
  9. surresponses
  10. Surrett
  11. Surretts

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