secretly
adverb
uk/ˈsiː.krət.li/us/ˈsiː.krət.li/B1
in a way thatpeopledo notknowor are not told about:
She said she didn'tcareabout it, but Ibelieveshe was secretlydelighted.
He wasconvictedon theevidenceof secretlyrecordedphoneconversations.
See
secret
- The twopartiesmetsecretly andsignedajointdeclaration.
- Ithinkwe all secretlywishedwe would becaught.
- Thevideohad beenshotsecretly inside thefactory.
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