Russian

Adverb

потихо́ньку • ‎(potixónʹku)

1. OK, so-so (in answer to the question, "как дела?" ("How are you?"), the response "потихоньку"—"OK" or "I'm getting along okay"—implies that things could be better and could be worse)
2. silently
3. gently
4. on the sly

Related terms

• ти́хий ‎(tíxij), ти́хо ‎(tíxo)