secretly
pronunciation
How to pronounce secretly in British English: UK ['si:krətlɪ]
How to pronounce secretly in American English: US [ˈsikrɪtlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in secrecy; not openly
- not openly; inwardly
Word Origin
- secretly (adv.)
- early 15c., from secret (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Has the government secretly repealed the laws of physics ?
- 2. Over the next 6 months , I secretly assembled three custom lego sets .
- 3. Troy was secretly shocked at boldwood 's wild offer .
- 4. Then they promised to stop , but they secretly carried on .
- 5. Judge lussick said charles taylor was publicly involved in peace efforts while secretly financing the hostilities .