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surreptitiously

[ sur-uhp-tish-uhs-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in a secret or unauthorized way; stealthily:
After it surreptitiously installs itself on a user's phone, the spyware program can steal credit card numbers, passwords, and other personal information.

First recorded in 1580–90; surreptitious ( def ) + -ly

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