obreptitiously

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Etymology

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obreptitious +‎ -ly

Adverb

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obreptitiously (comparative more obreptitiously, superlative most obreptitiously)

  1. In an obreptitious manner.
    • 1906, Pope Adrian IV, a Friend of Ireland, page 33:
      ...although they state facts evidently false or controverted , which would allow the charge of their having been surreptitiously or obreptitiously obtained...