surreptitiously
1surreptitiously — sur|rep|ti|tious|ly [ ,sʌrəp tıʃəsli ] adverb in a secret way, so that others will not notice: Zarry surreptitiously passed him the answer …
2surreptitiously — UK [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəslɪ] / US adverb in a secret way, so that others will not notice Zarry surreptitiously passed him the answer …
3surreptitiously — surreptitious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ done secretly or furtively. DERIVATIVES surreptitiously adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «obtained by suppression of the truth»: from Latin surreptitius obtained secretly …
4surreptitiously — adverb in a surreptitious manner (Freq. 1) he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby • Syn: ↑sneakily • Derived from adjective: ↑sneaky (for: ↑sneakily), ↑ …
5Surreptitiously — Surreptitious Sur rep*ti tious, a. [L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub under + rapere to snatch. See {Sub }, and {Ravish}.] Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority;… …
6surreptitiously — adverb see surreptitious …
7surreptitiously — See surreptitious. * * * …
8surreptitiously — adverb /sʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli/ In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly …
9surreptitiously — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clandestinely, stealthily, privately; see secretly …
10surreptitiously — adv. clandestinely, covertly, secretly, stealthily …
