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surreptitiously

sur·rep·ti·tiously

UK/sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/ US/ˌsɜrʌˈptɪʃʌsli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a surreptitious manner

  • “he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby”
Synonyms

Origin

From surreptitious + -ly.

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