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surreptitiously

[ sur-uhp-tish-uhs-lee ]

adverb

  1. 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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of surreptitiously1

First recorded in 1580–90; surreptitious ( def ) + -ly
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Films that were once surreptitiously passed around via bootleg videos are getting their first theatrical run in the country.

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Canadians counter that the Americans have higher catch limits and are surreptitiously fishing in their territorial waters.

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And we’ll say, ‘Okay, then we are going to cancel these policies,’ ” he said in the video, recorded surreptitiously in January after the fires.

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At the time, Indian officials said the ban followed many complaints against the apps for "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner".

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Finally, imagine the nation is one of extreme wealth and destitute poverty, surreptitiously run by a dozen billionaires who collectively control more wealth and capital than many other nations.

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