surreptitiously

Word parts

surreptitious + -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli/

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Adjective

Positive surreptitiously

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1. If you do something surreptitiously, you do it in secret.

   As they were speaking, he surreptitiously took the diamond.