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Surreptitiously vs Spying - What's the difference?

surreptitiously | spying |

As an adverb surreptitiously

is in a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

As a verb spying is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun spying is

espionage.

surreptitiously

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.
  • *
    • They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.

    spying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • espionage
  • * 1980 , Amélie Rorty, Explaining Emotions (page 472)
    • There are two ways in which the obsessive character of jealousy tends to exert itself: one is in the need to know, the endless tests and investigations and spyings that are so characteristic of jealousy.

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