Confidentially

adv, slang

adv, slang ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a confidential manner.

    "He leant towards her confidentially, "He was thrown out of Rome, see?""

  2. 2
    Spoken of in a private manner. alt-of, colloquial
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a confidential manner wordnet

Synonyms

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confidenceda privatdiscreetlyintimatelymore privatemost private

Example

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"I'm telling you this confidentially."

Etymology

From confidential + -ly.

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