Definitions for secretly
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. secretly, in secret, on the Q.T., on the QTadverb

   in secrecy; not openly

   "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"

2. secretlyadverb

   not openly; inwardly

   "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. secretlyadverb

   In secret, covertly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Secretlyadverb

   Privately; privily; not openly; not publickly; not so as to be known.

   Etymology: from secret.

   Give him this letter, do it secretly. William Shakespeare.

   Those thoughts are not wholly mine; but either they are secretly in the poet, or may be fairly deduced from him. Dryd.

   Now secretly with inward grief she pin’d;
   Now warm resentments to his griefs he join’d. Addison.

   Some may place their chief satisfaction in giving secretly what is to be distributed; others, in being the open and avowed instruments of making such distributions. Francis Atterbury.

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1. Secretly

   Secretly is a popular song. It was written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Mark Markwell, and Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore and published in 1958. The best-known recording of the song was done by Jimmie Rodgers, charting in 1958, reaching #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the US Billboard Hot Country. It became a gold record. The song was revived in 1965 when The Lettermen released it as a single. This version became a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 64.

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1. secretly

   Secretly refers to the act of doing something in a hidden, concealed, or clandestine manner, often to avoid detection or the knowledge and awareness of others. It implies a lack of transparency, openness, and often involves factors of surprise, stealth or confidentially.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Secretlyadverb

   in a secret manner

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1. Secretly

   "Secretly" is a popular song. It was written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore and published in 1958. The best-known recording of the song was done by Jimmie Rodgers, charting in 1958, reaching number three on the U.S. pop chart and number five on the country chart. The song was revived in 1965 when The Lettermen released it as a single. This version became a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 64.

How to pronounce secretly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say secretly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of secretly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of secretly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of secretly in a Sentence

1. Frank Gaffney:

   We cannot trust the Iranians to do anything other than to pursue what they have been pursuing for decades, a nuclear weapons program, secretly and in the open.

2. Nigerian Proverb:

   To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time.

3. Smiley Blanton:

   It is easier to talk about money -- and much easier to talk about sex -- than it is to talk about power. People who have it deny it people who want it do not want to appear to hunger for it and people who engage in its machinations do so secretly.

4. House Speaker Richardson:

   When a letter to me did n’t produce the desired response, he contacted my parents. When letters did n’t satisfy him, he made his accusations public on Twitter. And finally, when targeting our family on social media did n’t fulfill his agenda, he secretly recorded his wife admitting to the affair and began shopping the audio tape to news outlets.

5. Amelia Hamilton:

   ’Will Grace’is kind of obsessed with saying that Republicans are secretly gay.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=secretly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Secretly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=secretly
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretly
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secretly
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=secretly