surreptitiously

WOTD – 26 July 2006    

English

Etymology

From surreptitious +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /sʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli/

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Adverb

surreptitiously (comparative more surreptitiously, superlative most surreptitiously)

1. In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

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
• Russian: тайком (ru) (tajkóm)
• Somali: sir (so)
• Spanish: subrepticiamente (es)
• Turkish: gizli (tr), gizlice (tr), el altından (tr)