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surreptitiously
[ sur-uhp-tish-uhs-lee ]
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.
Word History and Origins
Origin of surreptitiously1
Example Sentences
Films that were once surreptitiously passed around via bootleg videos are getting their first theatrical run in the country.
Canadians counter that the Americans have higher catch limits and are surreptitiously fishing in their territorial waters.
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.
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".
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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