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surreptitiously |
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Translations surreptitiously [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəslɪ] ADV [glance, signal] → subrepticiamente he was surreptitiously stuffing himself with chocolate → se estaba atiborrando de chocolate a escondidas surreptitiously adv → heimlich surreptitiously [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəslɪ] adv → furtivamente surreptitiously [ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəslɪ] adv → furtivamente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I say nothing of the possible danger if a Woman should ever surreptitiously learn to read and convey to her Sex the result of her perusal of a single popular volume; nor of the possibility that the indiscretion or disobedience of some infant Male might reveal to a Mother the secrets of the logical dialect. He must carry four hundred pounds about with him till Monday, when the neglect could be surreptitiously repaired; and meanwhile, he was free to pass the afternoon on the encircling divan of the billiard-room, smoking his pipe, sipping a pint of ale, and enjoying to the masthead the modest pleasures of admiration. Carey looked at Philip surreptitiously now and then, but the Vicar elaborately ignored him. |
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