clandestinely
advUS /klænˈdɛs.tɪn.li/
Etymology From clandestine + -ly.
1
In a secret or covert manner.
- In another moment, Louisa's arms were around her also, welcoming her to Violet Lodge, and pouring on her a thousand thanks, yet asking, with trepidation, "have you brought the dear girls clandestinely?"1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 211:
2
In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.
- Related terms
- clandestinity