surreptitiously

• Adverbe signifiant « d'une manière qui cherche à éviter l'attention ou la remarque ; secrètement ou de façon cachée ». Décrit des actions accomplies de façon furtive ou dissimulée, souvent pour éviter d'être découvert ou observé.

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.

   en cachette

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

   Synonymescovertlyfurtivelyon the slysecretlyslylysneakilystealthily

   Antonymesopenlyovertlypublicly