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say it: SEE-krit-lee
secretly is an adverb meaning "in secrecy; not openly". It is pronounced /ˈsikɹɪtli/ — SEE-krit-lee. It carries 2 recorded senses.
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”
not openly; inwardly
“they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment”
“hoped secretly she would change her mind”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for secretly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.