All 5 Uses of
surreptitious
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- It was, however, eclipsed almost immediately by a glow of smugness at the thought that, deficient though he himself might be in the area of materializing out of fireplaces, there had never been a murder in any of the government departments under his charge… Not yet, anyway… While the Prime Minister surreptitiously touched the wood of his desk, Fudge continued, "But Blacks by-the-by now.†
Chpt 1
- You just drop one surreptitiously and it'll run off and make a nice loud noise out of sight, giving you a diversion if you need one.
Chpt 6 *surreptitiously = without being noticed
- "Right," said Harry, who had more pressing matters on his mind than Snapes detention, and now looked around surreptitiously for some indication of what Dumbledore was planning to do with him this evening.†
Chpt 10
- Harry glanced around surreptitiously.†
Chpt 18
- Instead, he surreptitiously folded down the corner of the page.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(surreptitious) done secretly or in a manner that avoids notice