secretly

B1
US /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/
adv Freq #5247

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In secret, covertly.

    Mary cheated secretly in the test, and never got caught.

  2. 2
    adv

    not openly

  3. 3
    adv

    in secrecy

Etymology

From secret + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adv · in secrecy in secret

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