- covertly
- adverb see covert I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
covertly
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Covertly — Cov ert*ly, adv. Secretly; in private; insidiously. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
covertly — [adv] clandestine, underhandedly by stealth, clandestinely, furtively, hush hush*, in camera, in holes and corners*, on the QT*, on the quiet, on the sly, privately, secretly, slyly, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously, undercover, under wraps* … New thesaurus
covertly — adv. Covertly is used with these verbs: ↑glance, ↑watch … Collocations dictionary
covertly — covert ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not openly acknowledged or displayed. ► NOUN 1) a thicket in which game can hide. 2) a feather covering the base of a bird s main flight or tail feather. DERIVATIVES covertly adverb. ORIGIN Old French, covered … English terms dictionary
covertly — adverb in a covert manner (Freq. 2) he did it covertly • Ant: ↑overtly • Derived from adjective: ↑covert … Useful english dictionary
covertly — See covert. * * * … Universalium
covertly — adverb In a covert manner, secretly … Wiktionary
covertly — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb In a secret way: clandestinely, huggermugger, secretly, sub rosa. Idioms: by stealth, on the sly, under cover..See SHOW … English dictionary for students
covertly — adv. in secret … English contemporary dictionary
covertly — co·vert·ly … English syllables
