surreptitiously

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[edit] Etymology

From surreptitious +‎ -ly.

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /sʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli/
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[edit] Adverb

surreptitiously (comparative more surreptitiously, superlative most surreptitiously)

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

[edit] Translations

in a surreptitious manner

Azeri: gizli
Danish: hemmeligt
Dutch: clandestien (nl)
Finnish: vaivihkaa, salaa

French: subrepticement (fr), furtivement (fr)
Kurdish: bi dizîkî, bi nehînî, bi razberî
Somali: sir (so)
Turkish: gizli (tr), gizlice (tr), el altından (tr)

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