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Covertly

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a covert manner, secretly.

    "Only a little removed from the predatory oafdom of male adolescence, he is suspicious of Christian and covertly protective of Cher's person and future."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a covert manner wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English covertli, equivalent to covert + -ly.

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