surreptitiously

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English surreptitious Middle English -ly English -ly English surreptitiously From surreptitious + -ly.

1. In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

   “Hiro and Chuck grab the closest thing they can find to a corner table. Hiro buttonholes a waiter and surreptitiously orders a pitcher of Pub Special, mixed half and half with nonalcoholic beer.”

   “They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.”