obreptitiously

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adverb

In an obreptitious manner.

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Meanings

adverbobreptitiously (comparative more obreptitiously, superlative most obreptitiously)

comparative more obreptitiously · superlative most obreptitiously

  1. In an obreptitious manner.

    ...although they state facts evidently false or controverted , which would allow the charge of their having been surreptitiously or obreptitiously obtained...

    1906, Pope Adrian IV, a Friend of Ireland, page 33

Origin

From obreptitious + -ly.

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obreptitiously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obreptitiously

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Chicago

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