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Meaning
means
(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"
secretly, on the Q.T., on the QT, in secret
means
(adverb) by a private person or interest; "a privately financed campaign"
privately
means
(adverb) not openly; inwardly; "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"
secretly
means
(adverb) kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private"
in camera, in private, privately
means
(adverb) in a stealthy manner; "stealthily they advanced upstream"
stealthily
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