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Meanings of inconspicuously in inglês

In a manner intended to avoid attracting attention.

In an inconspicuous, not easily noticeable, manner.

Sinônimos
Examples for "on the sly"
Examples for "on the sly"
1
That maid said she bought it on the sly all the time.
Sleeping Fires: a Novel
2
I think sometimes he runs away and does it on the sly.
A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
3
He watched her on the sly as she moved about the room.
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
4
Half the time Jeff bets against his own horse, on the sly.
Cow-Country
5
Cleopatra, have you been in the kitchen drinking milk on the sly?
In the Courts of Memory, 1858-1875; from Contemporary Letters
Usage of inconspicuously in inglês
1
He took the elevator upstairs, and waited inconspicuously in the reception area.
Kaleidoscope
2
I extend a wing inconspicuously, trying to more accurately gauge the temperature.
Seraphina
3
And then, as quietly and inconspicuously as he could, he'd slip away.
American empire: blood and iron
4
This he could carry inconspicuously in a belt around his waist.
Frontier Boys in Frisco
5
We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us.
The Moon and Sixpence
6
He started to inconspicuously key his pocket recorder, but caught himself.
Greylorn
7
Viruses are evolving at an alarming rate, spreading and inconspicuously adapting to cutting-edge therapies.
Pubmed
8
It occurred so inconspicuously; I am still baffled as to how we got there!
Ebony
9
The stereo phonograph and tape deck were nestled inconspicuously in a corner wall unit.
Phantoms
10
He was standing, inconspicuously, in the lobby on the first day of the conference.
The way of the world
11
And once more, salt does its work silently, inconspicuously, gradually.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
12
Not in objects like this small, blue stone, sitting so inconspicuously in my palm.
Snow Like Ashes
13
Another two days to get there, inconspicuously, if possible.
Midnight at the well of souls
14
Nevertheless, as inconspicuously as I could, I followed along.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
15
Between a couple of rows of lockers, a youth sat in an inconspicuously placed chair.
The Best Made Plans
16
Alec lingered inconspicuously, listening carefully as Nerian harangued Malthus about the price of Aurënfaie steel.
Casket of Souls
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