surreptitiously

• ظرف يعني بطريقة تحاول تجنّب الانتباه أو الملاحظة؛ سرًّا أو خفية. يصف الأفعال التي تُؤدَّى بطريقة سرية أو مستترة، غالبًا لتجنّب الاكتشاف أو المراقبة.

An adverb meaning "in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretly or stealthily." It describes actions done in a clandestine or furtive manner, often to avoid detection or observation.

1. Secretly or stealthilyC1formal

   In a way that is done secretly or without being noticed, often because it is not allowed.

   سرًا أو خفية

   • He surreptitiously slipped the note into her bag.
   • She surreptitiously checked her phone during the meeting.
   • The cat surreptitiously crept towards the bird.

   المرادفاتcovertlyfurtivelyon the slysecretlyslylysneakilystealthily

   الأضدادopenlyovertlypublicly