confidentially

English

Etymology

confidential + -ly

Adverb

confidentially (comparative more confidentially, superlative most confidentially)

  1. In a confidential manner.
    Synonym: in confidence
    • 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 75:
      He leant towards her confidentially, "He was thrown out of Rome, see?"
  2. Spoken of in a private manner.

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