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surreptitiously — sur|rep|ti|tious|ly [ ,sʌrəp tıʃəsli ] adverb in a secret way, so that others will not notice: Zarry surreptitiously passed him the answer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surreptitiously — UK [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəslɪ] / US adverb in a secret way, so that others will not notice Zarry surreptitiously passed him the answer … English dictionary
surreptitiously — 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 … English terms dictionary
surreptitiously — 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), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Surreptitiously — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surreptitiously — adverb see surreptitious … New Collegiate Dictionary
surreptitiously — See surreptitious. * * * … Universalium
surreptitiously — adverb /sʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli/ In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly … Wiktionary
surreptitiously — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clandestinely, stealthily, privately; see secretly … English dictionary for students
surreptitiously — adv. clandestinely, covertly, secretly, stealthily … English contemporary dictionary
surreptitiously — ad. Fradulently, by stealth, without authority … New dictionary of synonyms
