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surreptitiously
/ˌsɝəpˈtɪʃəsli/
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What does surreptitiously mean?
adverb
- In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌsɝəpˈtɪʃəsli/
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It is possible that he did make human dissections surreptitiously, but of this we have no proof.
Many a herd of cattle was begun without a single cow, but was started by branding surreptitiously other people's property.
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Every few moments, I remember, I surreptitiously held out my hand to see if the constantly growing excitement and the long-continued strain had affected its steadiness.
In fact, breakfast was possibly even more watery, as I was in charge of the food-bag and surreptitiously decided to make the rations last six days instead of five.
True, I saw him surreptitiously rub his fingers with resin, to assist in the gripping, but that could have been only of slight assistance to the marvelous grip the man possessed.