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se·cret·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
secretlyadverb
not openly; inwardly
"they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"
Wiktionary
secretlyadverb
In secret, covertly.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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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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 Dictionary
Secretlyadverb
in a secret manner
Wikidata
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of secretly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of secretly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of secretly in a Sentence
I work specifically with the Muslim community, many are also Farsi speaking, sometimes they come to the church because they are curious. Sometimes they are asylum seekers and sometimes they are just visiting from places like Iran and Afghanistan, so they secretly get baptized and then they go back.
The good thing is that the MPs who secretly want the amendment can vote freely with no worries. The bad thing is the system is not very transparent.
Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true.
Stupids dance on the same floor with the one who secretly befools them.
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.
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- таемнаBelarusian
- cobertament, secretamentCatalan, Valencian
- tajněCzech
- heimlich, insgeheimGerman
- sekreteEsperanto
- en secreto, secretamenteSpanish
- vaivihkaa, salaaFinnish
- secrètementFrench
- temûkWestern Frisian
- os ìosalScottish Gaelic
- titkon, titokbanHungarian
- sekreteIdo
- ひそかJapanese
- in abscondito:Latin
- slepeniLatvian
- stiekemDutch
- potajemnie, skryciePolish
- por baixo dos panos, secretamentePortuguese
- секретно, скрытно, тайно, втайне, тайкомRussian
- krišom, кришом, тајно, tajno, тајом, tajomSerbo-Croatian
- таємноUkrainian
- چپکے سےUrdu
- 偷偷Chinese
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