surreptitiously

[US]/ˌsʌrəp'tiʃəsli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a secretive manner

Example Sentences

It was at this event that Nom Anor surreptitiously infected Jade with coomb spores.

swiped a magazine from the doctor's waiting room. Tolift is to pick or take something up surreptitiously and keep it for oneself:

She surreptitiously slipped the note into his pocket.

He surreptitiously checked his phone during the meeting.

The spy surreptitiously gathered information about the enemy.

She surreptitiously listened in on their conversation.

He surreptitiously took a photo of the classified documents.

The thief surreptitiously entered the house through the back door.

She surreptitiously copied the answers during the test.

He surreptitiously glanced at the clock, hoping the meeting would end soon.

The journalist surreptitiously recorded the conversation for evidence.

She surreptitiously slipped out of the party without saying goodbye.

Real-world Examples

He watched them surreptitiously through the bedroom window.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

He gathered a fistful of robe from his knee and tried to rub it clean surreptitiously.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

They recorded him surreptitiously and they monitored him all the way till his arrest in 2010.

Source: NPR News May 2015 Compilation

Visitors to the house would find their shoelaces surreptitiously knotted together.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

As I walked down the aisle to introduce myself to the teacher and get my slip signed, I was watching him surreptitiously.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Daphne dabbed surreptitiously at the corner of her eye.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

Glances flickered surreptitiously toward our table and heads dipped toward heads.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

' While she flicked through her folder of papers, I gazed surreptitiously around the room.

Source: Me Before You

And I knew instantly what they were, that he had been surreptitiously taping us.

Source: American Life Podcast

Webcams mounted surreptitiously in business offices or factories can reveal on-screen " secrets" from those unaware that they are being bugged.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

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