sneakily

• Adverb, das bedeutet, dass etwas auf heimliche, listige oder verdeckte Weise geschieht, oft um nicht bemerkt zu werden.

An adverb meaning "in a secret, sly, or stealthy manner." It describes actions done quietly or deceitfully to avoid being noticed.

1. In a surreptitious mannerB2informal

   Acting in a secret, stealthy, or sly way to avoid being noticed.

   Heimlich

   • He sneakily took the last cookie from the jar.
   • She sneakily glanced at his notes during the test.
   • They sneakily entered the building through the back door.

   Synonymecovertlyfurtivelysecretlyslylystealthilysurreptitiouslyunderhandedly

   Antonymeblatantlycandidlyfranklyopenlyovertly