sigilosamente

Spanish

Etymology

From sigiloso +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sixiˌlosaˈmente/ [si.xiˌlo.saˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: si‧gi‧lo‧sa‧men‧te

Adverb

sigilosamente

  1. sneakily, secretively, discreetly
    Synonym: discretamente
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 11:
      […] pudo comprobar que de casa de la familia enemiga salía todas las noches una perra, cual entraba sigilosamentte en la habitación de la enfermera por una ventanilla que quedaba abierta.
      [Someone] was able to prove that a dog from the enemy family’s house left every night, which stealthily broke into the residence of the sick woman by a small window that she had left open.

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