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secretly
[see-krit-lee]
adverb
in a way that is kept from the knowledge of others or is designed to escape their notice.
He later discovered that the couple had secretly married in a discreet ceremony six months ago.
Many of the wood and stone looks you see in homes every day are secretly vinyl flooring.
Other Word Forms
- nonsecretly adverb
- quasi-secretly adverb
- semisecretly adverb
- ultrasecretly adverb
- unsecretly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of secretly1
Example Sentences
The friend suspected her former domestic partner, Alfred “Al” Labrada, who was then an assistant chief in the Los Angeles Police Department, had secretly planted the AirTag to monitor her movements after they broke up.
She and others say most public schools don’t teach students to read, are dividing children over race and are secretly helping students to change genders — familiar claims that have been widely challenged by educators.
On Tuesday, the security minister said that despite being banned, members of the organisation had continued to secretly collect information and hold meetings.
After Stephen was murdered, police secretly filmed Norris expressing violent racist fantasies, saying he wanted to torture black people.
Emma is now a qualified counsellor, and has even developed a mobile phone app that allows people experiencing coercive and controlling behaviour to secretly and safely store evidence.
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- surreptitiously
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