SURREPTITIOUSLY

surreptitiously, sneakily

(adverb) in a surreptitious manner; “he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

surreptitiously (comparative more surreptitiously, superlative most surreptitiously)

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

Synonyms: furtively, secretly, stealthily

Source: Wiktionary

SURREPTITIOUS

Sur`rep*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. surreptitius, or subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See Sub-, and Ravish.]

Definition: Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious removal of goods.

– Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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