'Secretly' definitions:
Definition of 'secretly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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" [syn: secretly, in secret, on the Q.T., on the QT]
adverb
Not openly; inwardly; "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"
Definition of 'Secretly'
From: GCIDE
- Secretly \Se"cret*ly\, adv. In a secret manner. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'secretly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- behind closed doors,
- behind the curtain,
- behind the scenes,
- behind the veil,
- by stealth,
- confidentially,
- covertly,
- furtively,
- hugger-mugger,
- in a corner,
- in a whisper,
- in camera,
- in darkness,
- in hidlings,
- in secret,
- in the background,
- in the dark,
- mysteriously,
- nobody the wiser,
- on the quiet,
- on the sly,
- privately,
- privily,
- quietly,
- slyly,
- sotto voce,
- stealthily,
- sub rosa,
- surreptitiously,
- under the breath,
- under the rose,
- undercover,
- underground,
- with bated breath
Words containing 'Secretly'
- In secret,
- Secret,
- Secrete,
- Secreted,
- Secreting,
- Secretion,
- Secretive,
- Secretiveness,
- Secretness,
- secreter,
- secretively,
- Foot secretion,
- Paralytic secretion,
- Secret Service,
- Top secret,
- internal secretion,
- lachrymal secretion,
- lacrimal secretion,
- mucous secretion,
- open secret,
- secret agent,
- secret approval,
- secret ballot,
- secret code,
- secret language,
- secret place,
- secret plan,
- secret police,
- secret society,
- secret writing,
- trade secret,
- secret intelligence service,
- top-secret,
- us secret service,
- united states secret service,
- armenian secret army for the liberation of armenia