secretively
adverb
mainlydisapprovinguk/ˈsiː.krə.tɪv.li/us/ˈsiː.krə.t̬ɪv.li/in a way thathidesyourfeelings,thoughts,intentions, oractionsfrom otherpeople:
Theydeniedmeetingsecretively.
Shesmiledsecretively.
See
secretive
- Hespreadhishandssecretively over thepage.
- Chocolate waspassedsecretively around thegroup.
- Shespokesoftly, but not secretively.
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymization
- anonymize
- anonymous
- anonymously
- cryptography
- data protection
- dead men tell no talesidiom
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- privacy settings
- private
- privately
- privileged
- pseudonym
- undisclosed
- whitewash
- whitewashing
- wrap
- wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom