confidentiallyadv.
/kɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəli/ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [adverb]
sickerlyc1275
feably1490
confidently1597
perfidently1650
confidentially1680
unhesitatingly1829
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > [adverb]
confidently1597
affiantlya1641
dependingly1658
confidentially1680
1680 H. Savile Let. 24 Apr. in Corr. (1858) 151 That it can be of no use I dare confidentially affirm.
2. In a confidential manner, tone, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [adverb] > in confidence
in counselc1400
entre nous1691
confidentiallya1834
just quietly1937
a1834 C. Lamb Let. to Coleridge (L.) He will give the authorship of sundry anonymous compositions; confidentially and with full faith on his own part.
1843 C. Dickens Let. 27 Apr. (1974) III. 477 I write to you,confidentially, in answer to your note.
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